"Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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> this is very situational for me, but i feel you must follow your instincts
> on it, the cold things might have been ok if stored over a bed of ice and
> covered, depending on the hot things having been covered and the heat of
> the day maybe maybe not, but i have had food posioning that made me want
> to die, and i don't intend to invite that ever again, Lee

I had food poisoning as a teen. My parents got sick as well. My brother
did not. We all dined out and all had a salad but my brother. So we figured
it was from the salad.