Monday, July 15 is the first day of the 2013-14 school year for children at three Atlanta schools -- Boyd, Centennial Place and Hutchinson elementary schools -- and the Elite Scholars Academy in Clayton County. RELATED | Year-round school begins Monday. In Cherokee County, the first day of school is Monday, Aug. 5.
Ensure that doors have a good seal and close tightly to maintain the temperature and the efficiency of the unit. Additionally, keep doors closed as much as possible. Keep a back-up appliance thermometer in the unit in case of a power outage. If the refrigerator is still 40Â°F when the power returns, the food is safe. The food should not be consumed if the temperature is held at 40Â°F for more than two hours.
To maintain food safety, refrigerators should be kept at or below 40 F and freezers should be 0 F. One of the most basic ways to ensure food safety in your kitchen is to set your refrigerator and freezer to safe temperatures for food storage. According to the Food and Drug Administration, your fridge should be set at or below 40 F (4 C). Your freezer should be set at 0 F (-18 C). Food stored in the freezer at 0 F will remain safe indefinitely, although the quality will decrease the longer the food is in the freezer. Freezing does not change a food's nutritional value.