Cooked rice - lasts how long?

[ncmurray]

I had never heard of food poisoning from rice until I read a post on the Dibb about it!

She (I cant remember her name) told a story about how her daughter in law ended up in ICU with very severe symptoms after eating rice from a restaurant that hadn't been stored correctly.

If I remember correctly, this poor girl was hospitalised for weeks... if not months!

Since then, I have been ridiculously careful about using cooked rice. If I remember correctly, the problem lies in keeping the rice at the correct temperature, and cooling it as quickly as possible before putting it in the fridge.

Be careful!