Washington Post cites Camire on fridgescaping
A story from the Washington Post on fridgescaping, which combines aesthetics and functionality to turn refrigerators into appealing spaces that also promote healthier eating habits, featured Mary Ellen Camire, a professor of food science and human nutrition at the University of Maine. While there are benefits to the process, there are also potential food safety issues involved, according to the article. For example, when highly perishable items are transferred to glass containers, there’s a risk of bacterial contamination. And the transfer could make the food spoil faster, Camire said. “It’s also harder to keep track of use-by dates if you switch containers,” she said.