COVID-19 Food Safety Information for Maine Consumers
Updated: April 16, 2020
Cleaning & Disinfecting
- How to disinfect surfaces (YouTube), Louisiana State University AgCenter
- Best Ways to Wash Fruits and Vegetables
- Cleaning And Disinfecting Your Home for COVID-19, CDC
- Cleaning and Disinfection for Households with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19, CDC
- Cleaning and Disinfecting Reusable Bags (PDF), NC State Extension
- COVID-19 – Disinfecting with Bleach, MSU Extension
Food Purchasing & Storage
- Shopping for Food During the COVID-19 Pandemic, FDA
- Is Coronavirus a Food Safety Issue? (PDF), NC State Extension
- Is Coronavirus a Concern at Grocery Stores? (PDF), NC State Extension
- Is Coronavirus a Concern with Takeout? (PDF), NC State Extension
- COVID-19 FAQs for Food Pantries (PDF), NC State Extension
- COVID-19 FAQs for Food Service (PDF), NC State Extension
- Preparing an Emergency Food Supply, Short Term Food Storage, University of Georgia Extension
- Food Safety and Availability During the Coronavirus Pandemic, FDA
- Foodkeeper App, foodsafety.gov
- Understanding Dates on Food, Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics
- How to Freeze Fruits, How to Freeze Vegetables, National Center for Home Food Preservation
- Thawing and Preparing Foods for Serving, National Center for Home Food Preservation
- Food Preservation How-To Videos, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
- Cooking from Your Pantry, PennState Extension
- Recipes Using Pantry Staples: Below are recipes that use many pantry staples. More recipes can be found at UMaine Extension’s recipe page. If a recipe calls for an ingredient that you do not have on hand, check out University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s resource about basic ingredient substitutions.
Resources for Washing Your Hands
- Keeping Hands Clean, CDC
- COVID-19 Preventative measures clean your hands often (PDF), NC State Extension
For Questions or More Information
Contact Dr. Jason Bolton, Associate Extension Professor and Food Safety Specialist, Academic Director of Innovation Engineering, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, jason.bolton@maine.edu, 207.581.1366 and Kathy Savoie, MS, RD, Extension Professor, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, ksavoie@maine.edu, 207.781.6099 or 1.800.287.0274 (in Maine).