WATCH: âFood safety queenâ shares tips for East Texans who lost power
WATCH: âFood safety queenâ shares tips for East Texans who lost power By Stephanie Frazier and Jeremy Butler | February 18, 2021 at 2:29 PM CST - Updated February 19 at 2:31 AM
LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - The intense winter weather East Texas has been experiencing has brought with it power outages for many people. On Thursday, Leisha Kidd-Brooks, Environmental Health Manager for the City of Longview, answered questions about how to know when food is no longer safe to eat.
Kidd-Brooks said that the first rule of thumb is âWhen in doubt, throw it out.â If you arenât sure that your refrigerator stayed below 41 degrees F at any time, the food inside could be dangerous to eat. The exception would be things like still-sealed, never opened bottles of condiments like ketchup or mayonnaise. However, if those items had been previously opened, they need to be discarded if they were a