Florida_Gateway_College_(emblem)News4 reports that 30 people were taken to the hospital Saturday for what officials believe was a foodborne illness.

Multiple agencies were called to Florida Gateway College in Lake City, where 28 minors and two adults attending the Science Olympiad competition were suffering from what is believed to be food poisoning.

Due to the volume of people needing treatment, ambulances were called in from neighboring counties, and were taken Lake City Medical Center and Shands Lake Shore. 

Officials said the only common denominator was the catered lunch provided to those participating in the competition. A witness said everyone who had eaten the pork was taken to a hospital.

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Drew Falkenstein joined Marler Clark in January, 2004 and has concentrated his practice in representing victims of foodborne illness. He has litigated nationwide against some of the biggest food corporations in the world, including Dole, Kellogg’s, and McDonald’s.  He has worked on landmark…

Drew Falkenstein joined Marler Clark in January, 2004 and has concentrated his practice in representing victims of foodborne illness. He has litigated nationwide against some of the biggest food corporations in the world, including Dole, Kellogg’s, and McDonald’s.  He has worked on landmark cases that have helped shape food safety policy, HACCP protocol, and consumer rights, such as the E. coli outbreak in fresh spinach in 2006 and the 2008 Peanut Corporation of America outbreak of Salmonella. A frequent speaker for the not-for-profit organization Outbreak, Inc, Mr. Falkenstein travels the country to address public and environmental health organizations as well as food safety meetings and annual educational conferences.  He speaks on the intersection of law and public health, and addresses companies on how to prevent food borne illness outbreaks.