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STORING AND FREEZING FOOD
Storing fresh food in the refrigerator
Important recommendations for storing fresh food
• To ensure the quality of fresh food, it is important that:
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the food is well-packaged;
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the appliance is at the correct temperature;
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the appliance is clean.
• Take good note of the use-by date stated on the food packaging.
• Put food in the refrigerator in sealed containers or in suitable packaging. This will prevent the
food from picking up or spreading odours and will keep it dry.
• Do not store flammable, unstable or explosive materials in the refrigerator.
• Store bottles that have been opened upright and close them tightly.
• Some organic solutions, such as essential oils, in the skin of lemons and oranges, and
butyric acid, that come into long-term contact with plastics can eat into the material and
cause premature ageing.
• A disagreeable odour is an indication that the appliance is not clean or that it contains food
that has spoiled (see the chapter ‘Maintenance’).
• Take perishable foods out of the refrigerator when you will be away from home for a longer
time.
Avoid contamination of food
To avoid contamination of food, please respect the following instructions:
• Opening the door for long periods can cause a significant increase of the temperature in the
compartments of the appliance.
• Regularly clean surfaces that can come in contact with food and accessible drainage
systems.
• Store raw meat and fish in suitable containers in the refrigerator, so that it is not in contact
with or drip onto other food.
• If the refrigerating appliance is left empty for long periods, switch off, defrost, clean, dry, and
leave the door open to prevent mould developing within the appliance.
