Can I eat food that has been left out overnight?

Is it safe to eat food that you accidentally left out on the kitchen counter?

The USDA says that food that has been left out of the fridge for more than two hours should be thrown away.The USDA calls it the "Danger Zone" due to the fast growth ofbacteria that can make you sick.

If you leave certain foods out for a while, they will be less harmful to you than if you store them in the refrigerator.bread should be kept out of the fridge in the first place.

If it's a hot day, be sure to throw out anything that has been left out for more than two hours or one hour.

Some people think putting bread in the fridge makes it last longer.The cooler temperatures dry out bread in the fridge, according to StillTasty.com.

When it comes to bread, freezing it is a safe way to help it last longer.

Before refrigerating fruit pies, they should be left at room temperature for two days.Kitchn says that they can be put in the fridge for another two days.

Pies made with eggs can be warmed up to be served, but should be stored in the fridge.

Though other dairy products have to be stored at or below 40 F to avoid going bad, salted butter is the exception because of its high-fat content.

State Food Safety said butter can be left out from a couple of days up to 10 days if refrigerated.

According to MSN, condiments like soy sauce, honey and hot sauces should not be refrigerated.If they're left out overnight, they won't be harmful, but they can be kept in the fridge.

Dijon and horseradish-based mustards should stay in the fridge, but yellow mustard doesn't have ingredients that oxidize, so it can stay out, though it may lose flavor, according to the outlet.

It can be kept out of the fridge for up to a month if you leave out the opened bottles.

The condiments should be kept in the fridge.They should be thrown away if they are kept at a temperature of 50 F or more for more than eight hours.

According to research done in Wisconsin, cheese can stay out for up to six hours at 70F or cooler.According to the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research, hard cheeses can be out for 24 hours.

If cheeses are left out for more than a couple of hours, they may start to dry out and not look as appealing.

Fruits and vegetables can be kept out of the fridge according to Spoon University.After seven days, you should put your apples in the fridge.