Stocking the cupboards in the event of a pandemic in the USA

[Anonymous]

Does the freezer kill the germs? Lets say I order frozen food, but the box is cardboard and can have the virus for 24 hrs, does putting it in the freezer kill the virus or can it spread to other things in my freezer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does the freezer kill the germs? Lets say I order frozen food, but the box is cardboard and can have the virus for 24 hrs, does putting it in the freezer kill the virus or can it spread to other things in my freezer?

Just wipe the cardboard with rubbing alcohol and paper towel. Then put in the freezer. That's what we did with pizzas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:is it still safe to order groceries for delivery?
What is the risk of transferring the virus via bags and packages?

The virus can live on plastics for days. Safest to open packages out in the open air and carry food in. Change clothes and wash hands after you’re done. Instruct delivery to ring doorbell and leave, so you don’t have to interact.

All of these recommendations sound good, but has any expert provided guidance on this? I’ve been looking but can’t find anything. Would be interested to know if anyone has seen anything from Japan, Singapore, Taiwan or South Korea.

I saw a news report that a person in South Korea was using rubbing alcohol to sanitize plastic food wrappers. She did not like the disposable wipes due to the cost. Alcohol is cheaper and effective.

[Anonymous]

I don’t understand all these people on their last roll of toilet paper. Do they buy a 4 pack and buy every week?

I admit I did hoard water. I couldn’t get toilet paper but I already had 2 cases of TP. Should be enough for a month or two or three.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does the freezer kill the germs? Lets say I order frozen food, but the box is cardboard and can have the virus for 24 hrs, does putting it in the freezer kill the virus or can it spread to other things in my freezer?

The freezer doesn’t kill the virus. Dispose of outer packaging if you can.

[Anonymous]

I’m buying up Ortiz anchovies.

Lots of em.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does the freezer kill the germs? Lets say I order frozen food, but the box is cardboard and can have the virus for 24 hrs, does putting it in the freezer kill the virus or can it spread to other things in my freezer?

Are you licking the boxes?

[Anonymous]

A few stores in Canada (Alberta and BC that I've read, AB premier's tweets)

Are opening dedicated Golden Hours - shopping at special opening hours in reduced stress environments - for our seniors and other compromised people if they would like to get supplies. He's asking other businesses to start it as a trend

[Anonymous]

I've been wiping everything down with sanitizer wipes. Obviously, that's limited some produce options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I really don't think you have to be concerned at the moment. We are a geographically isolated country with very few cases and no deaths so far.

LOL How silly we all were just three weeks ago

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really don't think you have to be concerned at the moment. We are a geographically isolated country with very few cases and no deaths so far.

LOL How silly we all were just three weeks ago

Speak for yourself. Some of us already understood what was coming.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I really don't think you have to be concerned at the moment. We are a geographically isolated country with very few cases and no deaths so far.

LOL How silly we all were just three weeks ago

Speak for yourself. Some of us already understood what was coming.

Yep. I sure did. Some people really stick their heads in the sand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've been wiping everything down with sanitizer wipes. Obviously, that's limited some produce options.

I have been soaking produce in a bowl of soapy water, then rubbing it clean while in the water and rinsing. Hopefully that's good enough. I have not been spraying or wiping paper packaging, though I'm wondering if I should.

[Anonymous]

In Iran people have been dousing their produce with alcohol, after that they bring it inside.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've been wiping everything down with sanitizer wipes. Obviously, that's limited some produce options.

If the CV won't kill you this will.