Feb 08 2009
Dehydrated, Dried, and Canned Food Storage
I found an excellent food storage resource titled “Food Safety and Storage for Emergency Preparedness” on Colorado State University’s website.
One important area often overlooked in food storage is humidity control.
As stated by the Front Range Healthy Lifestyles Issues Team at Colorado State on food storage areas;
The storage area should be dry (less than 15 percent humidity), and adequately ventilated to prevent condensation of moisture on packaging material. Food should not be stored on the floor; the lowest shelf should be 2-3 feet off the floor. Date and rotate food every 6-12 months.
Also important was the information on “Optimum Length of Storage for Quality and Nutrition” for long shelf life and canned foods which shows most of these foods have less than 24 months, even dry milk products.
It is important to have carefully managed rotation system if you using these foods for long term food storage.
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Food preparedness is also important.This is part of the security of a country.
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