Overview
- Regional health authorities confirmed 89 salmonellosis cases linked to a mid‑February wedding, with seven people hospitalized and now discharged.
- Public Health traced the outbreak to a caramelized torrija served at the banquet, a fried bread dessert that can become risky if cooling or handling controls fail.
- Laboratories confirmed Salmonella in 22 stool culture samples from attendees, and ABC reported the bacteria was also detected in the torrija sample itself.
- Cases were reported across 23 Valencian municipalities and in other provinces, including Madrid, Sevilla, Cádiz and Córdoba, reflecting how guests carried the illness home after the event.
- Inspectors sampled seven dishes, audited the site in March, sent the case to the sanctions unit, and ordered a verification visit and an immediate corrective action plan after finding food‑handling lapses.