Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 9:07 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote: > > On Jan 14, 2010, at 6:35 AM, Gerry Walden wrote: > >> In another lifetime I once dealt with a major food poisoning outbreak >> caused by rice kept warm all afternoon and evening. About 100 people were >> affected with about 15 - 20 hospitalised. In the words of Hill Street >> Blues "Be careful out there!" > > good point Gerry, good to know about it, then it can be avoided... > > > as they say... B. cereus ? (Bacillus cereus)... rice is a major player, > ways to get it, ways to avoid it....cook it hot enough, eat it, don't > store it, don't reuse it.... > > > lots out there...here's a good one... > > http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz/consumers/food-safety-topics/foodborne-illnesses/safe-cooling-of-cooked-rice/index.htm > > > medically it's a classic... almost always connected with rice... I think that's why the rice cookers have become so popular, because they do keep the rice quite hot after cooking, which adds relative safety. But please don't turn my oatmeal thread into a tale of dread -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana (+31.754164,-093.099080) USA