When handled correctly, rice poses no safety concerns. Follow these key practices to prevent Bacillus cereus contamination.

*Leftover rice, if mishandled, can become a breeding ground for harmful bacteria. As CNET reports, uncooked rice contains Bacillus cereus spores, which survive cooking and thrive when rice cools in ...

Reheated rice syndrome, or fried rice syndrome, is food poisoning caused by the Bacillus cereus (B. cereus) bacterium. Symptoms can include vomiting and diarrhea. Reheated rice syndrome can happen if ...

With all the cooking, feasting and leftover-keeping that comes with the holidays, it can be hard to know how to keep food safe. Sometimes we just do what our families did growing up (like storing rice ...