An investigation found that the illness was caused by a food poisoning organism known as clostridium perfringens
16:50, 09 Dec 2025
The Corner House, Llangynwyd, near Maesteg(Image: Media Wales)
More than 40 people have suffered food poisoning after eating a Sunday lunch at a pub in a small Welsh village. On Monday, December 1, the Corner House Inn in Llangynwyd, near Maesteg, said that it would close for a deep clean after a number of people became unwell hours after eating at the pub a day earlier.
Public Health Wales (PHW) have since confirmed 43 people have fallen ill. An investigation found that the illness was caused by a food poisoning organism known as clostridium perfringens.
The body said that a number of customers reported experiencing sickness and diarrhoea after eating at the pub. On Tuesday a spokesman for Public Health Wales 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.”
Public Health Wales said the business had approached the issue in a “constructive and proactive way”. 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.
It comes after another food poisoning outbreak caused by clostridium perfringens at the The Cwrt Henllys Bar and Restaurant in Cwmbran following a Sunday lunch in October.
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.
The Food Standards Agency website reads: “The bacteria can develop spores which can survive cooking and grow during slow cooling and unrefrigerated storage. These spores can make you ill.
“Outbreaks of C. perfringens food poisoning tend to happen in settings where large groups of people and/or food are being served and where keeping food at safe temperatures may be difficult.
“This also applies to batch cooking at home where you may leave food out to cool longer than you intended while preparing other food.
“People who are most likely to suffer severe symptoms are young children, pregnant women, people with an underlying health condition (e.g. cancer, diabetes, liver and kidney disease) and older people.”
A post from the Corner House Inn 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.”
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