People who purchased a meal at a fundraiser Friday in Conway are urged to dispose of any leftover food from the event, as the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control has begun an investigation into a possible food borne outbreak.
“The meals were prepared at a local hunting club and sold at the Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Conway to raise money to benefit the family of an ill child,” Dr. Covia L. Stanley, director of DHEC’s Region 6 public health office, which serves Horry, Georgetown and Williamsburg counties, said in a press release issued Tuesday. “So far, we have received reports of five people hospitalized with gastro-intestinal illness symptoms after purchasing and consuming food from the fundraiser.”
Stanley said meals sold at the fundraiser included barbecued pork, baked sweet potatoes, coleslaw and rolls.
“Members of the hunting club and the church are cooperating fully with DHEC staff as this investigation continues,” he said. “Anyone who ate the food from this fundraiser and becomes ill with symptoms including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal cramping should take care to wash their hands thoroughly, avoid preparing food for others and contact their health-care provider right away.”
Stanley said anyone with leftovers from the fundraiser shouldn’t eat or feed the leftovers to animals. Samples of the leftover food are being sent to the DHEC laboratories in Columbia for analysis.
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