“Fried rice syndrome” refers to food poisoning from a bacterium called Bacillus cereus (B.cereus), which becomes a risk when cooked food is left at room temperature for too long.
What Is ‘Fried Rice Syndrome’? A Microbiologist Explains This Type of Food Poisoning and How to Avoid It
A condition dubbed “fried rice syndrome” has caused some panic online in recent days, after the case of a 20-year-old who died in 2008 resurfaced on TikTok.
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Enzo Palombo
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Professor of Microbiology, Swinburne University of Technology