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Public Health Wales Confirms C. Perfringens in Pub Outbreak as 43 Fall Ill

Officials say the risk to the wider public is low during the final stage of the investigation.

Overview

  • Illnesses are linked to a Sunday lunch at the Corner House Inn in Llangynwyd near Maesteg.
  • Public Health Wales is concluding its inquiry with Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board and environmental health officers from Shared Regulatory Services.
  • Customers reported sickness and diarrhoea after eating food prepared at the premises.
  • The pub undertook a deep clean, is cooperating with environmental health, and remains open during normal hours.
  • The Food Standards Agency says C. perfringens often arises when meat or poultry is cooled or stored at unsafe temperatures, with a similar October outbreak reported in Cwmbran.