People keep throwing away perfectly good rice thinking it's bad

I saw my roommate toss a whole pot of rice after it sat out for 4 hours. She said it was dangerous. I've been leaving my rice on the counter overnight for like 15 years and never got sick. As long as you don't keep it more than 24 hours at room temp it's fine. Has anyone else had to argue with someone about this?

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chen.adam21h ago

Wait, isn't rice actually RISKY if you leave it out more than 2 hours?

christopherwilson21h ago

Learned this the hard way myself actually. Used to think rice was fine on the counter for hours. Then my buddy who works in a restaurant told me about Bacillus cereus. That stuff multiplies fast in cooked rice. Now I stick it in the fridge within an hour, no exceptions.