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This is not a answer backed by any actual statistics.
But... as I remember, food requiring refrigeration should not be kept out at room temperature more than 4 hours. After this time, there is an unsafe amount of bacteria on the product.
The important thing to keep in mind is that ALL food has bacteria on it and all refrigeration does is SLOW the growth of it. So taking food out for an hour four times would be the same as taking it out straight for 4 hours. It's the total amount of time the food sits at room temperature - and I believe that the "magic number" is 4.
Hope this helps.
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