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RESULTS: From a weighted total of 645 refrigerators measured, 451 (70%) were too warm for the safe storage of food (&gt; or = 6 degrees Celsius). Only 41% of respondents (n = 279) knew the star rating of their freezer. Within a smaller sub-sample knowledge of the \"use by\" and \"sell by\" dates was good, but 45% of these respondents reported difficulty reading food labels. The storage of foods at inappropriate temperatures was not independent of socioeconomic or demographic status, and tended to be more likely among the poorer and those not living alone. 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