Health Dept. Catches Food Poisoning at Own Christmas Party
Irony 1 - Lawrence County, Ill. Health Department 0
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Health dept. sickened by own Christmas party
Contaminated ham at holiday gathering likely made 42 ill in southern Ill.
updated 6:43 p.m. ET, Mon., Dec. 22, 2008
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ill. - Some health department workers in southern Illinois think they may have discovered some contaminated food — at their own office Christmas gathering.
After the Lawrence County Health Department had a buffet for 72 people at a restaurant last week, 42 of the attendees suffered stomach problems, including the head of the department, Phyllis Wells.
"I'm telling you, it got me down. I about passed out and everything else," Wells said Monday. "It's not been funny. It's taken the punch out of my whole Christmas."
