Food Safety After Urban Wildfire

Food Safety After Urban Wildfire

UCCE of Sonoma County has a Fire Resources website with a page dedicated to Food Safety after Urban Wildfire. One of the most applicable documents for Santa Clara homeowners is a publication titled Produce Safety After a Fire that discusses human and environmental health risks from fires near local gardens.

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