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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.

  • @[email protected]
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    321 month ago

    The CDC says no more than two hours for perishable food, and one hour if ambient temp is 90°F or above.

      • Squiddlioni
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        641 month ago

        Save someone else having to look up the conversion: 1700 metric years is roughly 3092 years fahrenheit

        • @[email protected]
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          161 month ago

          Alternatively, we could put units in something the majority of internet users use and let the minority take that extra step…

          • @[email protected]
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            1430 days ago

            The temp was on a website by the CDC, an American agency within the federal government…

            Why would they use Celcius to convey information to their own citizens, who primarily use Fahrenheit, to appease the rest of the world? Do countries that primarily use Celcius have their government agencies post all of their temperature recommendations in Fahrenheit for the Americans around the world?

          • @[email protected]
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            430 days ago

            Americans can use both so we just… use what is easy. How hot will it be today? 97F. How hot do F1 brakes get? 1000+C, and tyres 100C. They reach over 200 mph. The race distance is around 300km.

        • @[email protected]
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          1330 days ago

          People don’t read articles 'cause they don’t want to spend a click, and you suggest opening a new tab and doing a web search?

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          129 days ago

          They did, and they shared it for people who aren’t stuck in the 1700s.

          It’s also more efficient for one person to do it, rather than everyone having to do it