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.
The ideal refrigerator temperature range is 1Â°-4.5Â°C (34Â°-40Â°F) . Bacterial and mold growth are considerably slowed down at these temperatures, thus retarding food spoilage. Since water freezes at 0Â°C (32Â°F), this prevents fresh foods from freezing, although when the temperature is at the low end of the range, some areas in the refrigerator may be below the freezing point.