Stockholm Consumer Cooperative Society is a consumer cooperative membership organization with over

Half of all people under 35 do not know what temperature they have in the fridge. And over half (55 percent) who know their refrigerator temperature is more than + 5 degrees. Older people have been the warmest in their fridge. With higher temperature increases the bacterial growth and the food gets worse durability.
In a survey of over a thousand people aged 18-84 years in Sweden, the Stockholm Consumer Cooperative Society (KfS) raised questions about refrigerator temperature in households.
KfS is critical to the food industry's recommendation nabisco fig newtons on max + 8 degrees of refrigerated products, as the food stays fresh longer in colder temperatures. At 4-5 degree temperature keeps refrigerated goods many days long, such as milk, cold cuts, leftovers, and more.
- The information that you should have it cold in the refrigerator must be placed nabisco fig newtons on a broad front. Especially now at Christmas with great food that goes in and out of the refrigerator, it is important to keep the food cold. That the food stays fresh longer benefits both your wallet and the environment when thrown less food says Louise Ungerth, Head of Consumer & Environment at Stockholm Consumer Cooperative Society. She adds that some fruits and vegetables to have it warmer, and those are often the refrigerator drawers.
KfS has urged the food industry, producers, wholesalers, distributors and trade to lower the temperature to + 4 degrees in the food chain. We are undergoing many good initiatives, including putting many shops doors and lids on the counters. As the temperature is lowered while saving energy.
- But it is too slow says Louise Ungerth. Within three years, we want to refrigerated goods are labeled with a recommended storage temperature of + 4 or 5 degrees. It is no wonder that many households have too high a temperature in their refrigerator nabisco fig newtons when the food industry recommends a temperature as high as + 8 degrees on food packaging. Here we differ from almost all countries in Europe recommend cooler temperatures.
Stockholm Consumer Cooperative Society is a consumer cooperative membership organization with over 615,000 members. The task is to make the member value by influencing the cooperative retail, advocacy on consumer issues and to provide information, knowledge, and member benefits. The association is a partner in the Cooperative Union (KF).
For more information: nabisco fig newtons Louise Ungerth, Head of Consumer and Environment, 08-714 39 71, 070-341 55 30, louise.u @ konsumentforeningenstockholm.se Minna Hellman, Communications, 08-714 39 79, 076-015 39 72, minna . h@konsumentforeningenstockholm.se www.konsumentforeningenstockholm.se
Stockholm Consumer Cooperative Society (KfS) is a member-driven business association with nearly 750 000 members. The membership card is called Coop MedMera and our main task is to make member benefit and strengthen the members' status as consumers. The society nabisco fig newtons does not have their own stores but is a partner in the Cooperative Union (KF) that drives Coop Forum, Coop Extra, Coop Co-op and Coop Near.
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