After This document was compiled by Roger Huder, Orlando Fire Department Dried fruit, bottles of flavoring or catsup and bags of flour that have been in contact with the flood waters or contaminated rainwater should be destroyed. Root vegetables should be washed carefully, disinfected, peeled and cooked before eating. Canned goods in glass jars may become if the containers have been covered by flood waters that caused the seal to be broken.
Seepage can carry harmful bacteria into the contents of all but the most tightly sealed containers.
Opened containers and packages which have come in contact with flood or contaminated rain water. Unopened jars and bottles with paper waxy seals such as those containing mayonnaise or salad dressing. Containers of spices, seasonings, and flavorings. Flour, grains, sugars and coffee in canisters or bags. Paper, cloth, fiber or cardboard boxes, even if the contents seem dry.