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Food Safety

  • Safe Plates Program
    • Safe Plates Distinguished Educators
    • Safe Plates Food Safety Information Center
  • Disaster Preparedness and Recovery
    • Power Outages
    • Boil Water Advisories
    • Hurricanes
    • Winter Storms
    • Flooding
  • Retail Food Safety Programs
    • Safe Plates for Food Managers
    • Virtual Safe Plates for Food Managers
    • Safe Plates for Food Handlers
    • Retail HACCP and Variances
    • Retail Food Safety Resources
    • Policy and Legislation
    • Small Businesses
    • Agritourism
    • Traceability
  • Food Safety at Home
    • Mad Science Experiments
    • Holiday Food Safety
  • Home Food Preservation
    • General Canning
    • Boiling Water Canning
    • Pressure Canning
  • Community Food Safety Resources
    • Food Pantries and Food Banks
    • Community Meal Events
    • Community Meals Food Safety Training
    • Safe Plates at Farmers’ Markets
    • School and Community Gardens
  • Extension Food Policy
    • Fresh Produce Safety Website
    • Crisis Management Resources for Growers
  • Dinah E. Gore Teaching and Research Kitchens
  • Research
    • COVID-19 Food Safety Resources
  • Publications & Factsheets
  • For Extension Agents

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  1. Disaster Preparedness and Recovery /
  2. Boil Water Advisories

Boil Water Advisories

The following resources are meant to help you use safe water during a boil water advisory:
  • Treating Water for Handwashing and Food Preparation
  • Building a Handwashing Station
  • Treating Water for Infant Food
  • Other resources
    • What to Do During a Boil Water Advisory (CDC Fact Sheet)
    • Making Water Safe in an Emergency (CDC)
    • Making Water Safe (CDC Fact Sheet)
    • What You Need to Know When the Power Goes Out Unexpectedly (CDC)
    • Keep Food and Water Safe After a Disaster or Emergency (CDC)
  • Factsheets in Plain Text PDFs
    • Treating Water for Food Preparation
    • Treating Water for infant Food
    • Building a Handwashing Station


Recursos ds Avisos Sobre Hervir el Agua


  • Tratamiento de Agua para el Lavado de Manos o para Preparar los Alimentos
  • Requisitos para la Estación de Lavado de Manos
  • Tratamiento de Agua para la Comida Infantil

Fichas informativas en archivos PDF de texto sin formato


  • Avisos y Consultas Sobre Hervir el Agua_ para Preparar los Alimentos
  • Avisos y Consultas Sobre Hervir el Agua_ Requisitos para la Estación de Lavado de Manos
  • Avisos y Consultas Sobre Hervir el Agua_ Tratamiento de Agua para la Comida Infantil
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