To provide a lacked article name display device for issuing an alarm based on preset information such as amount or recommended consumption limit by recognizing stock conditions inside a refrigerator from a terminal.

A message display board 10 sends the information of retrieval start to a refrigerator 12 by radio. The refrigerator 12 receives the radio information through a warning message start switch 24. When the warning message start switch 24 is turned on by reception, the start-up information is outputted to a clear function 32. The clear function 32 is started by the start-up information, stores '0' in a retrieval end information storage area 30 and outputs the start-up information to an expiration date detecting functon 26. The expiration date detecting function 26 is started by the start-up information and starts detection.