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Do not leave the door open for too long so that the indoor temperature does not rise too much.
“COLD ZONE” SYMBOLS (Depending on models)
You will find the symbol opposite in your refrigerator. It clearly shows the location of your
appliance's coldest zone: the temperature here is + 4°C or less. A temperature indicator here
enables you to check that your refrigerator is working correctly.
TEMPERATURE INDICATOR (Depending on models)
Temperature to set
Correct temperature
Attention:
Prolonged opening of the door will cause the internal temperature to rise. You must therefore read the
indicator within 30 seconds of the door being opened for the reading to be correct.
5. FOOD CONSERVATION
The storage of foodstuffs must comply with the regulatory conservation temperatures established by
the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (ANSES). Failure to
comply with these storage temperatures involves risks of poisoning and food waste.
PREPARING FOOD FOR THE REFRIGERATOR
Carefully wrap fresh foods: they will then keep their flavor, color, humidity content and freshness. You also
avoid the taste of some foods contaminating the taste of others. Only vegetables, fruit and salad vegetables
can be stored in the vegetable compartment without being packed. Let hot dishes and drinks cool down outside
the appliance. Remove the cardboard packs from around yoghurt pots. Check the consume-by dates on the
products you have bought. You should not exceed these.
ARRANGING FOOD IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR
The temperature inside your refrigerator is not uniform. Some areas are colder than others and you must store
your food in the appropriate areas according to their type to ensure that they can be kept safely.
Leave a space between the food items to allow the air to circulate freely and avoid different products
contaminating each other.
Do not put packages and food in contact with the wall at the back of the appliance, this is a particularly cold
and damp area of the appliance and water droplets and frost condense there as part of your refrigerator's
normal operation.
The coldest area, indicated by the logo, is designed for delicate, sensitive and highly perishable food: meat,
poultry, fish, cooked meats, prepared dishes, ready-made salads, egg or cream based dishes and pastries,
fresh pasta, pastry, pizza/quiches, fresh produce and raw milk cheese, ready-to-use vegetables sold in plastic
bags and, more generally, any fresh product whose consume-by date is linked to its storage at a temperature
of +4°C or below.
Food preservation and storage.
Under recommended setting, the best storage time of fridge is no more than 3 days. The best storage time
may reduce other settings.
