Abstract: The invention provides an improved refrigerator incorporating a vegetable-storage chamber in which, using moisture-permeable films capable of automatically varying humid-permeability, humidity inside of a vegetable-storage container is automatically and securely controllable to prevent dewing symptom from being generated therein while always preserving high humidity suited for vegetables and other produce to make it possible to store.The inventive refrigerator incorporates a vegetable storage container 18 having open top-surface and provides a lid member 19 in close contact with and by way of covering the open top surface of the vegetable storage container 18. The lid member 19 is provided with moisture-permeable films 20 comprising a humid-vapor-permeable basic cloth 21 made from nylon or polyester resin and a hydrophilic shape-memory resin film 22 made from polyurethane resin or the like.

Abstract: A storage receptacle provided with a receptacle body opened on its upper side, a covering member for covering the opening portion of the receptacle body and a permeable film member having a permeability to gases and a moisture permeability from 1500 to 3500 g/m.sup.2 .multidot.24 hr and formed at least on a portion of the receptacle body or covering member.