More than 40 people were left sick and rushing to the loo after eating Sunday lunch at the Corner House Inn in Llangynwyd, near Maesteg.
The pub shut its doors for a deep clean after customers reported stomach cramps and diarrhoea just hours after their meals.
Bug behind the outbreak
Public Health Wales confirmed 43 cases of food poisoning, blaming the bacteria clostridium perfringens. The bug is known to lurk in meat and poultry left out too long.
Officials said the risk to the wider public is low, but admitted the outbreak was one of the largest seen in Wales this year.
Pub vows honesty
In a Facebook post, the Corner House Inn said: “We contacted environmental health ourselves… we will be honest throughout and will continue to do so.”
The owners promised to keep working with inspectors to protect staff and customers, insisting the restaurant remains open.
Not the first time
It comes just weeks after a similar outbreak at the Cwrt Henllys Bar and Restaurant in Cwmbran, also linked to Sunday lunch.
The Food Standards Agency warns spores from the bug can survive cooking and multiply if food is cooled too slowly or left unrefrigerated.
Children, pregnant women, older people and those with health conditions are most at risk of severe illness.
