摘要 |
A refrigerator includes at least one refrigerated compartment and a food product management system. The food product management system includes a container (34) for storing foodstuffs in the at least one refrigerated compartment. The container includes a storage zone and a lid (66). A tag (80;106) is arranged on the container to provide a consumer with an indication of whether a food item stored in the container is or is not spoiled. The tag can include a timer (95) having a display, an indicator (84,110,111,112) that changes state upon the passage of a predetermined time period and a computer (94,120,163) that notifies a consumer, such as through an email, about a parameter associated with the food item in the container. The tag is affixed to the container with adhesive, snaps, clips, hooks and the like or, alternatively, simply integrally formed with the container. |