In 2023, Love Food Hate Waste and the Food Standards Agency rewrote UK guidance on potatoes, moving away from cupboard storage towards consistently colder conditions. Food-waste campaign Love Food Hate Waste and the Food Standards Agency say the best place for potatoes in most homes is the fridge, set below 5C. Express.co.uk reported how she asked, "Is there a way to keep potatoes fresh longer? Now food hygiene specialists recommend that "they should be kept in the fridge at below five degrees Celsius", according to Love Food Hate Waste. Storing spuds in a fridge drawer slows those reactions and makes it easier to see if one has begun to fail.