On 2014-04-10 2:19 PM, Janet wrote:

> A year ago we had a three day power outage (with no warning). With no
> idea how long it would last , I covered the freezer and left the door
> shut until the power came back on 3 days later.. the entire contents of
> my fairly new, high-insulation freezer were still cold and hard. We lost
> nothing.
>
I would not have thrown anything out if it was still frozen. I don't
know why the public health department suggests throwing stuff out after
a day or day.