Sabre Springs Food Safety and Power Outages

Food Safety Related to Power Outages


Due to current weather conditions, San Diego County may experience electricity outages, including at food facilities. The Department of Environmental Health offers the following food safety tips to prevent food-borne illness in the event of power outages:

Keep potentially hazardous foods, such as meat or poultry, at 41°F or less

Discard any potentially hazardous foods that has risen to room temperature and remained there for two (2) hours or more

When the power comes back on, all potentially hazardous foods must be evaluated for proper temperatures

Please be advised that a power outage increases the risk of food borne illness and food preparation should cease until the power is fully restored. If you have any questions, you may contact an Environmental Health Specialist at (619) 338-2379 from 8am to 5pm or after hours at (858) 565-5255. Or, visit our website at http://www.sdcdeh.org/ for more resources.