Food safety is important. If you eat food which is not kept correctly, you may fall ill. The fridge may be a perfect choice for keeping food safe and fresh, but it is not a magic box to keep all kinds of food. Follow these tips and learn how to store (储存) food correctly in your fridge.

Open the fridge, you’ll see different shelves (架子). They help to keep food fresh. The temperature in them can be different. Usually, the higher the shelf is, the higher the temperature will be. So if you put your food on the right shelf, your food will keep its best. Try to put ready-to-eat food like burgers, or cream cakes on top shelves. The middle shelves are the best for dairy products (乳制品), such as cheese, butter, yogurt and eggs. Bottom (底部) shelves are the coldest part of the fridge, making them perfect for storing raw (生的) meat and seafood. Some fridges have a freezer (冷冻室) for keeping these things.

Keeping food in the fridge does not kill bacteria (细菌) but it can stop the bacteria from growing fast. Bacteria can grow quickly in temperatures between 5℃ and 60℃. This is called the Temperature Danger Zone. If you want to keep your food as fresh as possible, the temperature in your fridge needs to be between 0℃ and 5℃. The freezer temperature should be below -18℃.

Fruit and vegetables can also be stored at room temperature. Make sure to keep them in a cool, dry and dark place. And also remember if the food is cut, it must be put in the fridge.

Everyone should pay attention to food safety. Hope these tips can help you keep your food fresh for as long as possible.

【小题1】Which of the following should be put on the bottom shelves?

A．

B．

C．

【小题2】To store fruit and vegetables, which of the following is the must-do?

A．Put them outside the fridge.

B．Keep them away from sunlight and hot places.

C．Cut them before putting them into the fridge.

【小题3】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The fridge can help keep food fresh as long as we want.

B．The fridge can kill bacteria to keep food fresh.

C．Food stored at Temperature Danger Zone gets bad easily.

【小题4】What does the writer want to teach us through the passage?

A．How to choose a good fridge.

B．How to store food safely at home.

C．How to tell if the food is safe to eat.