By RICK GREEN, LACONIA DAILY SUNCONCORD — Food stamp recipients who lost food due to spoilage during the recent power outage are eligible for replacement benefits, state officials said Wednesday. “To ensure replacement food, families must report food loss within 10 days,” Gov. “Food insecurity remains a pressing issue for far too many New Hampshire families, and the recent storms should not force families to go hungry,”Federal food stamp policy establishes four hours as the minimum time for a power outage in order to replace food stamp benefits. After four hours without power, perishable food such as meat, poultry, fish, soft cheese, milk, eggs, leftovers, and deli items should be discarded. “Everyone affected by the power outage should follow the four-hour power outage standard,” said state Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeffrey A. Meyers.

Source: Daily Sun November 02, 2017 07:41 UTC