What is 'fried rice syndrome'? A microbiologist explains this type of food poisoning – and how to avoid it
- Written by: Enzo Palombo, Professor of Microbiology, Swinburne University of Technology
Elena Eryomenko/ShutterstockA 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 was resurfaced on TikTok.
“Fried rice syndrome” refers to food poisoning from a bacterium called Bacillus cereus, which becomes a risk when cooked food is left at...