Your Refrigerator should be set to 40 degrees F or below to slow the growth of bacteria?

TRUE!

Facts:

• Many Americans don’t use a refrigerator thermometer. A study in the Journal of Food Protection of over 2,000 people showed that only 11% of research participants had a refrigerator thermometer*.

• Bacteria grow most rapidly in temperatures between 40 degrees F and 140 degrees F.

• Use a thermometer and check it often.

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