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Food left out of the refrigerator is okay to eat for about 2 hours. If the temperature is under 80 degrees. The longer a food stays in the danger zone the more risk you take eating that food. Foods should either be kept hot or kept cold before eating to be really safe.

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Q: What happens if you eat a hard boiled egg that has been unrefrigerated more than two hours?
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