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The bacteria is best known for causing a type of food poisoning called “Fried Rice Syndrome,” since rice is sometimes cooked and left to cool at room temperature for a few hours. During that time, the bacteria can contaminate it and grow. B. cereus is especially dangerous because it produces a toxin in rice and other starchy foods that is heat resistant and may not die when the food it infects is cooked.

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Unfortunately, that was the case for a 20-year-old student, who passed away after eating five-day-old pasta.

His story was described in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology a few years back, but has since resurfaced due to some YouTube videos and Reddit posts. According to article, every Sunday the student would make his meals for the entire week so he wouldn’t need to deal with making it on the weekdays. One Sunday, he cooked up some spaghetti, then put it in Tupperware containers so that days later, he could just add some sauce to it, reheat it and enjoy it.

However, he didn’t store the pasta in the fridge, rather he left it out on the counter. After five days of the food sitting out at room temperature, he heated some up and ate it. While he noticed an odd taste to the food, he figured it was just due to the new tomato sauce he added to it.

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    1 month ago

    Honest question. What do you do with pizza if you still have leftovers on day 3+? I feel odd putting bread in the fridge.

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      1 month ago

      I can’t remember the last time leftover pizza was still around in my house after 24 hours, but any pizza not eaten in goes into the fridge as soon as everyone is done eating.

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      1 month ago

      What do you do with pizza if you still have leftovers on day 3+?

      You use it as a Frisbee outside.

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        1 month ago

        If I had leftover pizza and I knew I wasn’t going to get to eating it within 3 days, it’s going in the freezer.

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      For pizza I feel gross if I don’t put it in the fridge at least an hour after receiving it, then reheat in oven or eat cold. It’s not just bread it’s sauce and dairy and whatever meat or toppings are on it…