POWER OUTAGE — COOLER PACKING AND COLD-SOURCE RECORD
Original planning aid. No cooler capacity, thermometer method or food inspected.
Use current official/local guidance; new cooling does not erase unsafe history.

BEFORE TRANSFER
Outage start: confirmed / estimated / unknown; discovery time separately:
Food identity and known storage history before the outage and transfer:
What remains unknown or already meets discard guidance:
Cooler ID and ordinary ice / frozen gel packs available:
Actual source of additional ice or frozen packs:
Appropriate thermometer and manufacturer's placement/use/cleaning instructions:
Raw-food packaging and separate ready-to-eat food arrangement:
Safe water and uncontaminated packing supplies:

TRANSFER
Actual time and date:
Foods actually moved; do not combine their histories:
Cold sources actually added; lid openings or delays:
Target measured: named cooler air/location OR named food/method:
Device, displayed value and unit; error or uncertainty:
U.S. CDC cold-storage target: keep cooler perishable foods at 40 F or below.
A transfer or cold air reading is not a new four-hour safety allowance.

REPEAT ONE ENTRY FOR EACH ACTUAL CHECK OR COLD-SOURCE CHANGE
Date/time and cooler ID:
Reading target/location and appropriate method:
Displayed temperature and unit; device:
Ice/pack action actually completed, with time:
Relevant lid opening, delay, leakage or contamination:
Food identity and earlier history still unresolved:
Assessment/action under the applicable current official guidance:
Do not write intended additions as completed; do not fill gaps with copied values.

WHEN COLD STORAGE FAILS OR HISTORY CANNOT BE ESTABLISHED
CDC directs checking cooler foods and throwing out food above 40 F.
Never taste-test. Do not use renewed cooling or cooking as unsafe-food rescue.
Food-category and local disaster instructions still apply.
Floodwater/raw-food contamination cannot be resolved by temperature alone.
Food discarded and factual reason:
Remaining food and its separate assessment:
Shelf-stable backup used, if applicable:

NEXT OUTAGE REVIEW
Supply or transport limitation encountered:
Thermometer/placement question needing manufacturer clarification:
What can be prepared before the next outage: