Is it safe to eat pizza that was left out all night?

Question

It's a pepperoni and veggie pizza. If I microwave it, won't it kill any bacteria??

Answer 1

Just because people say they haven't died from doing it themselves doesn't mean that it's safe. If they had died from it, then they sure won't be able to answer this question, now would they? So only the survivors are going to answer that way.

Even if you microwaved it it still isn't good for you, nor will you kill off all of the bacteria or other insect related miscellaneous items that could be in it. If it was okay, then the Health Department would allow restaurants to do that sort of thing all of the time instead of citing them for it when done.

Answer 2

No, vegetables spoil and bacteria definitely is growing. The microwave can kill bacteria if you nuke something for 2 to 4 minutes at full power. That is what it takes to kill most pathogens. If you heat pizza that long it will be disgusting. Throw it away to be safe.

Answer 3

It won't kill the bacteria because the microwave doesn't get hot enough, but it probably won't make you sick. Your body has built up a certain degree of immunity and should not be overwhelmed by a little bacteria. Be sure that it hasn't been sampled by anything of the non-human variety and, if it's clean (and you're still starving), go for it. It's trash after today, though, so don't try refrigerating it and reheating later.

Answer 4

It's fine; people do that all the time. When we get pizza, we stick the leftovers in the oven for the next day instead of the fridge, and nobody in my family has ever gotten sick from it in the 20 years I can remember.

Answer 5

Reheat it in the oven at 425F 5-10minutes.

Never Microwave Pizza!!! It makes it Soggy.

Answer 6

Anything with meat should be refrigerated.
Yes microwaves will kill the bacteria.
But it's the toxins they leave behind that matter.

Answer 7

Some of my family does it all the time. I figure it like so, the meats have been "cured' and veggies well usually don't require refrigeration. I say eat it, my sis and bro do and they are perfectly healty, and have never gotten " sick" from eating it!!!!!!!1

Answer 8

Absolutely not. Any type of food with meat in it that's been left out over two hours is crawling with harmful bacteria by then. It may or may not make u sick, but why risk it ? It's only ur body!!!!

Answer 9

ive done it and im fine, plus my brother ate some chicken wings left out all nite so either way u should b fine, but just to b safe 2 things:
1.dont blame me if u get sick
2. make sure you put pizza or chicken wings or any leftovers in the fridge, esp. chinese food which spoils quickly.

Answer 10

It has bacteria on it--but it won't kill you if your healthy! I used to work at a pizzeria and would come in the next morning and eat a slice that sat out allm night. Better to pop it in the fridge and eat it cold--but it's fine!