Food Safety for Infants After a Disaster
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Breastfeeding
- Breastfed infants should continue breastfeeding.
Formula Feeding
- For formula-fed infants, use ready-to-feed formula if possible.
- If using ready-to-feed formula is not possible, it is best to use bottled water to prepare powdered or concentrated formula.
- If bottled water is not available, use boiled water to prepare the formula. Let the formula cool sufficiently before giving it to an infant.
- Use treated water to prepare formula only if you do not have bottled or boiled water.
- Clean feeding bottles and nipples with bottled, boiled, or treated water before each use.
Hand Washing
- Wash your hands before preparing formula and before feeding an infant. You can use alcohol-based hand sanitizer for washing your hands if the water supply is limited
Learn More
- Preparedness for Expectant and New Parents
- Further information: Food and water safety after a disaster or emergency
- Physician resource: Infant Feeding During a Disaster [PDF-245KB]
- Additional Resource: Caring for Children in a Disaster
- Page last reviewed: September 7, 2017
- Page last updated: September 7, 2017
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