Is Night Cooked Rice Good for Health? The Truth About Leftovers
                                
                                
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                                Approximately 63,000 cases of foodborne illness caused by *Bacillus cereus* occur annually in the U.S., a bacterium notorious for contaminating cooked rice. The safety of eating rice cooked the night before hinges entirely on proper handling and storage, not the rice itself.