Health Department Issues Food Safety and Water Guidelines for New Yorkers as Power is Restored in Some Areas
To help restaurants reopen safely, the Health Department is suspending regular restaurant inspections until Tuesday, November 12.
The Health Department is announcing food safety and water guidelines to help New Yorkers stay healthy and safe as power is restored in neighborhoods across the City. Food that came into contact with flood waters is potentially contaminated and may cause serious illness or death and must be discarded. When frozen food thaws, and refrigerated food warms, bacteria and other pathogens grow that can also cause serious illnesses, and also needs to be discarded.
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