Dozens fall ill with food poisoning at Welsh pub

Dozens of people have fallen ill with food poisoning after a Sunday lunch at a village pub in Wales.

Forty-three customers who had visited the Corner House Inn in Llangynwyd near Maesteg, Bridgend, on 30 November have reportedly been sick with symptoms ranging from stomach cramps to diarrhoea.

A statement from Public Health Wales (PHW) to various news outlets said it had identified Clostridium perfringens as the cause of the outbreak.

Staff at the pub had previously posted on Facebook that they had undergone a “thorough inspection” with environmental health inspectors and even closed the restaurant for a day to complete a “deep clean”.

The owners added in a later post today (10 December) that they have “no intentions” of providing an official statement to press in response to the incident, but confirmed: “The most important part for us is keeping you our customers [and] staff safe and updated.”

Siobhan Adams, PHW’s consultant in health protection, told the BBC in conjunction with Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board and environmental health, it was "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 and can confirm that Clostridium perfringens has been identified as the cause," she added.

"The risk to the public is low, and no additional cases are likely at this stage.

"We would like to thank the business for the constructive and proactive way they have engaged with our investigation."

PHW has been contacted for comment.