After a quake, you know you can count on your emergency food supply. But, does that mean that all the food in the refrigerator and freezer is "spoiled?"

地震之后，你知道你不能指望你的应急食品，但是，那就意味着所有储藏在冰箱里的食品都毁坏了吗？

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It has been so since the 1960s when packaged food list appeared with the label: "Store in the refrigerator".

自20世纪60年代包装食品清单上出现“储存于冰箱”的标签以来，情况就一直如此。

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Generally, food in the refrigerator is safe as long as the power is out no more than a few hours and the temperature in the refrigerator remains at 40 degrees farenheit or below.

一般来说，只要停电不超过几个小时并且冰箱里的温度仍然保持在华氏40度或以下，冰箱里的食品都是安全的。

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He says most people know not to drink unsafe water or eat perishable food but says the message bears repeating: When it comes to food in the refrigerator, throw it out.

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Zieser said that the boy told a responding officer that there was plenty of food in the refrigerator, but that he couldn't open the door.

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The impact on the food industry of the spread of the domestic refrigerator in the 20th century was rivalled only by that of the car, which changed the face of retailing by allowing supermarkets to develop.

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