Wellness

[Mindy D]

How to STAY SAFE AND B CEREUS From the National Institute of Health.

“Steaming under pressure, roasting, frying and grilling foods can destroy the vegetative cells and spores.
& Foods infested with the diarrheal toxin can be inactivated by heating for 5 min at 133 °F.
& Foods infested with the emetic toxin need to be heated to 259 °F for more than 90 min. Reheating foods until they are steaming is not enough to kill the emetic toxin.”

[Mindy D]

I read a ton of studies for this thread. I like the PDF version of this as a resource. If you would like more information. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4397285/

[CatsyCline]

i got sick from Chinese food with friied rice once but that was because of norovirus that had been incubating and we stopped for take-out.  i was very sick later that night and for 3 days. my sister and family who i had just been staying with got sick at the same time as i later learned.  so it's not always the rice. norovirus can survive heat and refrigeration. it can even survive below 32 F.

i learned from  Dept of Health it's best to avoid eating any restaurant leftovers.  i got sick from restaurant Ahi Tuna that i stupidly reheated the following night. tuna can develop scombrotoxin. fresh tuna is highly sensitive to temp changes during storage, cooking, serving and then packaged up to take home. plus restaurants don't always properly hold cooked and raw foods at the proper temps. fresh ahi is seared yet fairly undercooked in the center.

[Mindy D]

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@CatsyCline wrote:

i got sick from Chinese food with friied rice once but that was because of norovirus that had been incubating and we stopped for take-out.  i was very sick later that night and for 3 days. my sister and family who i had just been staying with got sick at the same time as i later learned.  so it's not always the rice. norovirus can survive heat and refrigeration. it can even survive below 32 F.

i learned from  Dept of Health it's best to avoid eating any restaurant leftovers.  i got sick from restaurant Ahi Tuna that i stupidly reheated the following night. tuna can develop scombrotoxin. fresh tuna is highly sensitive to temp changes during storage, cooking, serving and then packaged up to take home. plus restaurants don't always properly hold cooked and raw foods at the proper temps. fresh ahi is seared yet fairly undercooked in the center.

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Hi mimosa. Respectfully, how did you find out it was norovirus that caused your illness? Did your family avoid the Chinese food and they became sick too? It’s definitely not always the rice. There are so many pathogens. Any of them can make us sick, especially norovirus. B cereus is also not just found in rice.