Food storage

• Eat perishables such as bread and meat first, which spoil faster.

• Eat canned foods last.

• Minimize food spoilage by opening the fridge only when needed.

• Get rid of vegetables or fruits that have been lying in floodwaters.

• Cover foods with plastic wrap or store them in waterproof containers.

• Throw out rotting or tainted food before it spoils other food.

Food safety

• Frozen food that retains ice crystals and has undamaged or unopened packaging can be safely refrozen.

• Defrosted foods can be used if they were only recently defrosted and were kept cold (i.e., if the fridge is working again).

• Dispose of any food that changed color, is slimy, or smells.

• Throw away damaged and punctured cans or tins with split seams.