One pregnant woman said she became so ‘violently ill’ she thought she was having a miscarriage after eating at The Cwrt Henllys Bar and Restaurant in Cwmbran, South Wales
Families have described being struck down with ‘violent’ food poisoning after eating Sunday lunch at a popular pub.
Diners at The Cwrt Henllys Bar and Restaurant in Cwmbran, South Wales reported falling unwell hours after eating the roast dinner on October 5.
One pregnant woman described being woken up in the middle of the night feeling “violently ill” with stomach cramps so severe she believed she was having a miscarriage.
Environmental health officers have since confirmed that tests on samples from 19 people affected showed an organism called clostridium perfringens, which can cause severe food poisoning, to be present.
One family told Wales Online that, on the day in question, eight out of the 13 of their party fell ill – and that even their dog was sick after eating the leftovers for his dinner.
A spokesperson from Torfaen Council said: “Following an investigation by officers of Torfaen Council’s Public Protection Service into reports of illness affecting customers who had eaten at the Cwrt Henllys Hotel near Cwmbran, the results of microbiological sampling have confirmed the cause to be due to a food poisoning organism known as Clostridium perfringens.
“No further cases have been reported as being unwell after eating at the Cwrt Henllys on October 5, 2025 and there remains no wider public health risk.”
According to the Food Standards Agency, clostridium perfringens is a bacteria “widespread in animals and the environment”, and is typically contracted by humans after eating contaminated meat or poultry that’s been left out for too long.
The Food Standards Agency website says: “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.”
The Mirror has approached the Cwrt Henllys Bar and Restaurant for comment.
