Many people are beginning to worry about their food’s condition once it’s stored in a hotel mini-fridge.
So now we ask: Is it safe to leave food in your hotel room’s mini-fridge?
What temperature should a fridge be at?
Maybe it’s something that you haven’t noticed.
Food and Drug Administrationrecommends that you keep your fridge at or below 40F (4C).
They recommend your freezer temperature be at 0F (-18C).
This includes leftovers and “doggie bags” that you take home from restaurants.
Department of Agriculture, the “danger zone” is a range of temperatures between 40F and 140F.
These are prime temperatures for bacteria to grow and multiply at their fastest.
The management team of the hotel responded with the following.
“In the rooms are coolers and not fridges.
[T]he temperature is low enough to keep drinks cool.
Hotels might opt for “drink fridges” instead of actual refrigerators because of money and noise.
Walt Strasser, EVP at Minibar Systems Worldwide, tellsHotelManagement.netthat the optimal temperature for guest room fridges is 41F.
Some hotels are concerned that larger and colder refrigerators are often noisier than smaller, less cool refrigerators.
