Refrigeration case

I have argued here for some time that what you see in the grocery refrigeration case doesn't necessarily mean you should refrigerate the product in your own home.  Often you can leave it on the counter at room temperature.

Some products are put in the refrigeration case just to let you know that it is in the same category as the refrigerated items.

Case in point.  I arrived in Tokyo to find that there was no place to get my favorite product: I Can't Believe Its Not Butter. So I asked a friend to bring a jar.  He brought it but wondered if the 24 hours without refrigeration would do any harm.

So I put a few tablespoons out on the counter and left it uncovered in the open for a month.  At the end of a month it looked and tasted the same.  No microbes had found it worth eating.  Nevertheless, I like it.

That product certainly doesn't need refrigeration but being in the refrigerated section tells customers it is a butter-like product.