One of the last places you want to run into mold is in your fridge. However, your fridge is the perfect place for mold to thrive, with all that moisture inside and the dark quarters. Luckily, with a few basic supplies, you'll be able to eradicate the mold in your fridge.

Act Fast

It is important that you act fast. As soon as you spot mold in your fridge, you need to make time that day to clean and remove the mold. If you let the mold continue to sit in your fridge, the spores can easily spread and ruin additional food in your fridge.

Make Sure You Protect Yourself

Mold spores affect each individual differently. Although the mold spores found on food are not generally toxic to humans, it doesn't mean you should be breathing in the spores.

You may want to wear a mask as well as goggles while cleaning up the spores. That way, you can keep the mold spores out of your eyes and your lungs. If you don't have any masks or goggles handy, you can easily pick some up at your local dollar store or the cleaning section of a local department store.

You should also wear disposable plastic gloves while cleaning up the mold in your fridge. The more you can minimize contact with the mold, the better.

Gather The Right Supplies

In addition to protective gear, you also need the right cleaning supplies. You can purchase a kitchen mold cleaner from the cleaning section of a local store.

Or you can make your own mold cleaner. All you need to do is create a cleaning solution of one part water to one part bleach. For convenience, you should put the cleaning solution in a spray bottle.

Tackle The Job

Once you have all the right supplies, it is time to tackle the job. If only an enclosed drawer in your fridge is affected with the mold, you can focus on cleaning that target area. However, if the mold is in an open area of the fridge, you need to clean your entire fridge.

First, remove all the food that has visible mold on it. If there is food that is touching the mold, you should also remove that food. It could already be infected with mold spores that just have not had enough time to grow so that you could see them. Once you have thrown away all the mold-infested and possibly contaminated food, seal off the trash bag and take it outside.

Next, you will want to make sure that there are not mold spores on the other food in your fridge. Use your cleaning agent and a rag to wipe down all the containers in your fridge. Place all the food on your counter or in a cooler.

Then, spray the cleaner throughout your fridge. Let it sit for a few minutes. If you can remove any of the drawers and shelves in your fridge, pull them out and soak them in a bleach solution in your kitchen sink or in your tub in your bathroom.

Go back through your fridge and use paper towels to clean up the solution that you sprayed throughout the fridge. Throw away the paper towels in a trash bag. Then, wipe down the shelves and drawers again with hot water and soap. Repeat the same process with any drawers or shelves that you took out of the fridge.

Once everything is clean, use a dry rag to wipe away any excess moisture. Put all the food back in your fridge and try to arrange it so all items are visible to prevent food from rotting and mold from taking over your fridge again. If the problem is too big to handle or reoccurs quickly, contact an appliance repair service like Prompt Appliance Services, Inc. to see if there is a problem with the condenser in your fridge.