Daily Mail News
People should not turn their fridges off to save on energy bills because it can cause food poisoning, health chiefs warned today.
UK Health Security Agency chief executive Dame Jenny Harries said she had heard of people turning all kitchen appliances off amid the cost of living crisis.
But she warned turning the fridge off ‘creates the risk of infection in food’, which can be fatal in elderly or vulnerable people.
Food poisoning, which causes nausea, diarrhoea and stomach cramps, can occur when foods are not stored at the correct temperature.