A ready-to-eat pasta salad is taken out of the cooler at 2:00 pm and placed on an outdoor buffet. At what time should the salad be discarded?

Food held without temperature control can be served for up to 6 hours, providing is has been properly prepared and stored beforehand. If at any point in the 6-hour window the food exceeds 70˚F, it must be discarded immediately. TCS food being served to high-risk populations can never be served or stored without temperature control.