Help! Fridge door ajar overnight

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dh left it ajar fri night. When I noticed, fridge therm read 15deg but food felt cold still. There was a wrapped chicken for today's lunch - will roasting it get rid of any nasties? Am a bit neurotic about food poisoning but dh insists it will be fine

Get rid of the chicken definately, I too am uber paranoid about food poisoning.

I would also get rid of:

Yoghurts
Cheese
Cooked meat (ham etc)

In fact, most things that aren't branstons pickle, jam, ketchup, or any other preserved item!!

I have just realised that I have a (probably) diagnosable issue with this!!

I think things like cheese and ham will be fine, the salt content will mean they should be ok. For other things a lot depends where they were in the fridge, stuff at the back will probably be a lot cooler than 15 degrees. I'm a great believer in sniffing things, open one of the yoghurts and taste it, it'll be slightly fizzy if it's off.

I would just shut the door and carry on as hough it never happened

Not that long ago we came home form a weekend away to find we had left the freezer door ajar the whole time. I just shut it, we have since eaten pretty much everything that was in it at the time, including meat, all was good.

We have 2 small fridges and this one mainly had the meat, drinks and veg so it's only the meat I'm worried about. Chicken was on bottom shelf but at front. Am in agony of indecision ! will worry all afternoon but hate throwing away good food! 79 year I'd father in law coming toi