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Question Both on shelves and in fridges , where should you store the food with the shortest shelf life? A. At the front B. At the back C. At the bottom
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Leah
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Answer
A. At the front.
Explanation
From a perspective of food storage, it's important to use a system known as "First In, First Out" (commonly abbreviated as FIFO). This helps to reduce the amount of wasted food and reduces the risk of serving or consuming spoiled food. This grocery management principle suggests that you use items that have been on the shelf (or in the fridge) 'longest', first. The food with the shortest shelf life, which would spoil the quickest, should thus be stored at the front of the shelf or fridge, in order to make sure it is used first. It involves storing newer items at the back, allowing older items to be easily accessible at the front. This way the oldest product is (usually) sitting at the face of the shelf/fridge, and thus gets (re)moved first before reaching to the freshly shelve/laced newer (same) product. For your question, storing at the bottom won't fulfill this purpose.