An operation is located in a jurisdiction that allows it to hold TCS food without temperature control. How many hours can it display hot TCS food without temperature control before food must be sold, served, or thrown out?

four hours

Explanation:

Hot held foods can be sold or served for a maximum of four hours before they need to be discarded.

While cold held foods can also be held for four hours, but some exceptions might apply. If the cold held foods are kept at temperatures below 70° Fahrenheit, they can be held up to 6 hours before being discarded. But if the temperature of cold held food is above 70° Fahrenheit, then it must be discarded even if the four hour limit has not been reached.