Heavy flooding from a storm sends several inches of water across the kitchen floor and into dry storage. What is the correct response?

Explanation

Flooding is an imminent health hazard: floodwater can carry sewage and chemicals that contaminate food and surfaces. The operation must cease operations, discard food and packaging contaminated by the water, and notify the regulatory authority, resuming only when the hazard is corrected and, where required, reopening is approved. Oven-drying saturated sacks does not remove sewage or chemical residue, and squeegeeing, mopping, or working around the water leaves the hazard in place — the kitchen floor was flooded too, not just dry storage.