WATER - FROM THE CDC WEBSITE

2005-09-17T17:08:00.000-07:00

TREATING WATER

excerpts quoted from the CDC website :
"If you can't boil water, add 1/8 teaspoon (~0.75 mL) of newly purchased, unscented liquid household bleach per gallon of water. Stir the water well, and let it stand for 30 minutes before you use it. You can use water-purifying tablets instead of boiling water or using bleach. For infants, use only pre-prepared canned baby formula. Do not use powdered formulas prepared with treated water. Clean children's toys that have come in contact with water. Use a solution of 1 cup of bleach in 5 gallons of water to clean the toys. Let toys air dry after cleaning."

from http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/illness.asp
"Wash Your Hands

Always wash your hands with soap and boiled or disinfected water before preparing or eating food, after toilet use, after participating in cleanup activities, and after handling articles contaminated with floodwater or sewage. Wash children's hands frequently (always before meals).
Disinfect water for washing by mixing 1/8 teaspoon of household bleach per 1 gallon of water). Let it stand for 30 minutes. If the water is cloudy, use a solution of 1/4 teaspoon of household bleach per 1 gallon of water.
If water isn't available, use alcohol-based products made for washing hands."

FROM http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/foodwater.asp

"Clean and sanitize food-contact surfaces. New Section!

CDC recommends discarding wooden cutting boards, baby bottle nipples, and pacifiers . These items cannot be properly sanitized if they have come into contact with contaminated flood waters. Clean and sanitize food-contact surfaces in a four-step process:

Wash with soap and warm , clean water.
Rinse with clean water.
Sanitize by immersing for 1 minute in a solution of 1 teaspoon of chlorine bleach (5.25%, unscented) per gallon of clean water.
Allow to air dry."

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water info from the CDC's site

WATER - FROM THE CDC WEBSITE

"Clean and sanitize food-contact surfaces. New Section!