11 hospitalized, 125 sick from South Carolina fundraiser
At least four more people who ate food sold last week at a fundraiser at a Conway church have been hospitalized as of today, said Jim Beasley, spokesman for the state Department of Health and Environmental Control.
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A total of 11 people have been hospitalized, and DHEC officials believe there are about 125 people who sought physician care for gastro-intestinal illness symptoms in the area, Beasley said.
Conway Medical Center performed tests on three samples from patients and it appears that salmonella is expected, Beasley said.
People started becoming ill with symptoms such as abdominal cramping, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting, after buying and eating food sold at the Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Conway to raise money to benefit the family of an ill child, said Dr. Covia L. Stanley, director of DHEC's Region 6 public health office, which serves Horry, Georgetown and Williamsburg counties, said in a news release Tuesday.
The meals, which included barbecue pork, baked sweet potatoes, cole slaw and rolls, were prepared at a local hunting club, Stanley said.
DHEC officials are asking that anyone who purchased any of the roughly 1,450 plates of food sold at the fundraiser to throw leftovers away and to contact their private healthcare physician if they are experiencing any symptoms.
South Carolina fundraiser linked to foodborne illness outbreak
The Sunnews.co reports from South Carolina that at least seven people who ate food sold Friday at a fundraiser at a Conway church have been hospitalized, officials with the state Department of Health and 
Environmental Control said Tuesday.
DHEC officials are asking that anyone who purchased any of the roughly 1,450 plates of food sold at the fundraiser to throw leftovers away and to contact their private healthcare physician if they are experiencing any symptoms.
Food Safety Infosheet: Salmonella linked to Memphis BBQ restaurant
Moving to the South has resulted in a few changes in my eating habits -- especially the introduction of BBQ. Megan wrote earlier today about different names for the cooking tool: BBQ vs grill. 
In North Carolina BBQ is the product (and it isn't actually cooked on a grill). BBQ restaurants are a big deal around here. The regional differences are somewhat crazy (Eastern NC vs Western NC vs mustard-based Low Country SC vs Memphis vs GA BBQ) but I'm trying them all. BBQ restaurants, like all foodservice sites, can be hit with outbreaks.
And this week's food safety infosheet -- A Salmonella outbreak at a BBQ restaurant in Memphis.
Click here to download the infosheet.
