Beware of warmed up food: Doctors reveal the most dangerous leftovers lurking in your fridge

Beware of warmed up food: Doctors reveal the most dangerous leftovers lurking in your fridge Beware of warmed up food: Doctors reveal the most dangerous leftovers lurking in your fridge Eating leftover rice can make you sick with food poisoning if it's not stored well This is because cooking rice doesn't always kill all the pathogens living on it When rice is kept at room temperature after it's cooked, bacteria can multiply This is because the environment of the cooked rice provides the bacterial spores with water and nutrients to grow Eating leftover rice can make you sick with food poisoning if it's not stored properly, experts have warned. This is because cooking rice doesn't always kill all the pathogens living on it. This risk of getting food poisoning from rice is raised when it's left at room temperature. Dr Benjamin Chapman, a Food Safety Specialist from North Carolina State University, told Lifehacker: 'One pathogen, Bacillus cereus, is quite prevalent in dried rice (some sources say ubiquitous), likely as spores.' Bacillus cereus is a bacteria commonly found in soil and food, but some strains are harmful to humans and can cause foodborne illness. Food poisoning caused by these bacteria occurs due to the survival of bacterial spores. Dr Chapman explained that these spores may survive cooking and if the rice is kept at room temperature after it's cooked, the spores can germinate and multiply.