Precautions With Airborne Toxins and Fires

1. Precautions With Airborne Toxins and Fires

2. Airborne Toxins:Unsafe for your Food • Natural disasters may release airborne toxins into the air. • Wind can carry toxins. • Examples of toxins. • Dangerous gases • Ashes • Broken glass • Asbestos • Pesticides.

3. Fires:Unsafe to Your Food • Foods exposed to fires can be made unsafe to eat by: • Excessive heat changing food components and packages. • Smoke. • Toxic fumes from burning materials. • Chemicals used to fight fires.

4. Food Exposed to Fire or Airborne Toxins • Discard all food items: • Foods stored outside of the refrigerator. • Raw foods in permeable packaging. • All food in cans, bottles, and jars. • Foods stored in refrigerators and freezers. Grape Jelly

5. Cookware Exposed to Fire or Airborne Toxins • Wash all cookware in soap and hot water. • Submerge for 15 minutes in a sanitizing solution. Sanitizing Solution 1 tablespoon of household bleach per one gallon of drinking water.

6. Countertops and Kitchen Surfaces Exposed to Fire or Airborne Toxins • Clean with warm soapy water and then sanitize with bleach solution. • Fires may require more attention. • Check for any damage before you begin to clean. • Have all appliances inspected by a service representative. • Do not touch any exposed electrical lines.

7. IMPORTANT! Chemicals and toxic fumes cannot be washed off food. The food must be thrown in the garbage.

8. Conclusion • Airborne toxins come in many different forms. • Fires make food unsafe by excess heat or contaminants released from burning materials. • Discard all food items after being exposed to airborne toxins or fire. • All cookware and kitchen surfaces need to be washed with warm soapy water and then sanitized .