Corner House Inn Wales: More than 40 people fall ill from food poisoning after eating Sunday lunch at pub
Dozens of people suffered food poisoning after eating a Sunday Lunch at a pub in Wales.
On December 1, the Corner House Inn in Llangynwyd, near Maesteg in Wales, said it would close for a 'deep clean' following the incident. Public Health Wales (PHW) have since confirmed 43 people have fallen ill.
On Tuesday a spokesman for PHW said: “Public Health Wales, working with Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and environmental health officers from shared regulatory services, is concluding its investigation into reports of illness following customers eating Sunday lunch at the Corner House Inn in Llangynwyd, Maesteg. We have received 43 reports of illness in people who ate food prepared at the premises.
“We can confirm that clostridium perfringens has been identified as the cause of this illness. The risk to the public is low, and we do not expect to see further cases associated with this incident."
In a post on Facebook, the owners of Corner House Inn said it would continue working with environmental health officers to ensure the safety of staff and customers. The business remains open.
The post said: "As you are aware we contacted environmental health ourselves to come out after people had become ill after coming to our restaurant, we have said that we will be honest throughout and will continue to do so. Environmental health has called today and made us aware that an organism (clostridium perfringens) has been found but the investigation is still ongoing.
"We are still working with them to ensure the safety of our customers and staff. The restaurant is still open during opening hours. Thank you all for your continued support."
According to the Food Standards Agency "clostridium perfringens is a bacteria widespread in animals and the environment". People get ill from it after eating contaminated meat or poultry that’s been left out for too long.