Why do you have to use the office fridge for food you’ll eat today?

[Anonymous]

I bring a salad and I want it cold. I also have a fridge in my office leftover from when I was pumping for my kids. It is great to have.

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I have smoked salmon and yogurt-is in the fridge along with my cold brew.

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Things I don't miss about working in an office!!

The office fridge and the people who refuse to remove their used Keurig pod from the machine.

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Anonymous wrote:My former colleagues kept pumped breast milk in the office fridge.

This is normal. What would you expect her to do with it?

Proper offices have a fridge in the pump room.

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Anonymous wrote:You’re supposed to throw out all perishable food that’s been at room temperature for more than two hours.

according to who? Because that's total BS

But I also don't eat certain foods at room temperature. My employer provides a large fridge for me to store my lunch and that's what I do. If you don't like it, that is a you problem.

The USDA. Maybe read the thread?

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/food-safety-basics/leftovers-and-food-safety

Yet, generations upon generations have survived not following that dumb recommendation. I also don't care about expiration dates. i know when the food went bad.

How do you know? Just because you’ve done something stupid your whole life doesn’t mean everyone else has been.

I know because I'm not dumb like you and think that 2 hour window applies to absolutely every perishable food that ever existed. Humanity wouldn't have survived is that was the case.

Sorry that you’re wrong and can’t admit it.

I'm not wrong. You're just too dumb to know.

Yes. That’s why all public health recommendations contradict what you say. Because you’re smarter than everyone else. Definitely.

Do you realize that some of us come from places outside of this country and follow different recommendations? Do you realize they are making an overly conservative recommendation to cover their ass? Do you realize that until this past century people would leave cooked food sitting on the table all day and there was no such thing as refrigeration? Do you realize how dumb you sound?

That doesn't mean I want to eat a warm turkey sandwich and warm yogurt.

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Anonymous wrote:I am fascinated that there are people who are so incensed by food safety guidelines. If others want to follow the admittedly conservative guidance, how does that hurt you? Why are you so angry???? It's demented. If you have been lucky and haven't gotten sick, oh yay for you, but why don't you F off if other people want to be more careful.

You are so nasty and it's weird.

+1. I work in food safety and we all keep our lunches in the refrigerator. I guess we're just dumb.

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Anonymous wrote:I have smoked salmon and yogurt-is in the fridge along with my cold brew.

you eat smoked salmon in the office?

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Anonymous wrote:My former colleagues kept pumped breast milk in the office fridge.

So what? Apparently it was marked well so what’s the problem?

It’s literally a bodily fluid. that’s disgusting and likely violates a lot of safety regs. Plus I wouldn’t put my baby’s milk in a collective refrigerator.

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Anonymous wrote:My former colleagues kept pumped breast milk in the office fridge.

So what? Apparently it was marked well so what’s the problem?

It’s literally a bodily fluid. that’s disgusting and likely violates a lot of safety regs. Plus I wouldn’t put my baby’s milk in a collective refrigerator.

Do you feel the same way about cow’s milk? Also literally a bodily fluid….

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Anonymous wrote:My former colleagues kept pumped breast milk in the office fridge.

So what? Apparently it was marked well so what’s the problem?

It’s literally a bodily fluid. that’s disgusting and likely violates a lot of safety regs. Plus I wouldn’t put my baby’s milk in a collective refrigerator.

You put it in an insulated bag and no one knows. Also stfu.

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Anonymous wrote:You’re supposed to throw out all perishable food that’s been at room temperature for more than two hours.

according to who? Because that's total BS

But I also don't eat certain foods at room temperature. My employer provides a large fridge for me to store my lunch and that's what I do. If you don't like it, that is a you problem.

The USDA. Maybe read the thread?

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/food-safety-basics/leftovers-and-food-safety

Yet, generations upon generations have survived not following that dumb recommendation. I also don't care about expiration dates. i know when the food went bad.

How do you know? Just because you’ve done something stupid your whole life doesn’t mean everyone else has been.

I know because I'm not dumb like you and think that 2 hour window applies to absolutely every perishable food that ever existed. Humanity wouldn't have survived is that was the case.

Sorry that you’re wrong and can’t admit it.

I'm not wrong. You're just too dumb to know.

Yes. That’s why all public health recommendations contradict what you say. Because you’re smarter than everyone else. Definitely.

Do you realize that some of us come from places outside of this country and follow different recommendations? Do you realize they are making an overly conservative recommendation to cover their ass? Do you realize that until this past century people would leave cooked food sitting on the table all day and there was no such thing as refrigeration? Do you realize how dumb you sound?

That doesn't mean I want to eat a warm turkey sandwich and warm yogurt.

Ok so don’t eat it warm. That’s totally fine. I don’t like to eat warm cold cuts either. It doesn’t mean it’s going to kill me if I do, however.

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Anonymous wrote:I have smoked salmon and yogurt-is in the fridge along with my cold brew.

you eat smoked salmon in the office?

They are eating lox on a bagel, not smoking the salmon.

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Anonymous wrote:It doesn’t go bad in a few hours. Whether you packed it in the morning or had it in your fridge overnight, it’s fine.

I bring a turkey or ham sandwich to work most days. They don’t go in the fridge. I make them the night before and put them in my refrigerator at home. I eat lunch around 11:30 and by then they are the perfect temperature. I’ve never gotten sick.

[Anonymous]

I once worked in an office that had a single, large refrigerator. People complained that it was constantly full, so management got a second one installed. Then both were constantly full. The number of employees did not change. I guess office refrigerators are an example of induced demand.

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Anonymous wrote:I once worked in an office that had a single, large refrigerator. People complained that it was constantly full, so management got a second one installed. Then both were constantly full. The number of employees did not change. I guess office refrigerators are an example of induced demand.

We switched to industrial fridges without a freezer side.