As power outages swept Midwestern Ontario on Thursday, Huron-Perth Public Health is reminding everyone the importance to have food and water backups when outages occur.
When the power is out, refrigerators and freezers as well as equipment like water pumps and treatment systems for private wells will be affected.
This can lead to foodborne illness if foods are not kept at safe temperatures.
Public health says your fridge and freezer doors should be closed as much as possible, use a thermometer if available to check food temperatures, never taste food to determine if its safe and safe water to test your well water as soon as possible after an outage.
