258 Meat refrigeration Manufacturers Other refrigerator ecommended 12% Recommendatio 328% Same setting all the time Fig 12.4 Methods used to set refrigerator temperature (source: Evans et aL., 1991) Freezer placed in ttom of refrigerator Door Simulated food product 3 Fig. 12.5 Position of miniature data logger and sensors within refrigerator(source Evans et al, 1991) et aL., 1992). A US study of food discard patterns and reasons found 21% of refrigerators were at or above 10.C (Van Garde and woodburne, 1987) An analysis of percentage time spent between certain temperatures, calculated for all refrigerators, showed that the greatest proportion of timeet al., 1992). A US study of food discard patterns and reasons found 21% of refrigerators were at or above 10 °C (Van Garde and Woodburne, 1987). An analysis of percentage time spent between certain temperatures, calculated for all refrigerators, showed that the greatest proportion of time 258 Meat refrigeration 17.2% Refrigerator ‘feels’ cold 12% Recommendation on thermometer 2% Other 28% Same setting all the time 32.8% According to weather 0.25% No setting on refrigerator 7.6% Manufacturers recommended setting Fig. 12.4 Methods used to set refrigerator temperature (source: Evans et al., 1991). Simulated food product with thermistor probes at the surface and centre Data logger 1,2 and 3 – thermistors placed in air at top, middle and bottom of refrigerator Crisper 3 2 1 Door Freezer Fig. 12.5 Position of miniature data logger and sensors within refrigerator (source: Evans et al., 1991)