According to news reports published Friday, the problem was probably smoked Boston butt prepared overnight by a member of the Living Word Tabernacle Church in Bessemer City, NC, and then re-cooked the next day.
An estimated 400 people attended the church conference between Oct. 1-5, 2014, and at least 57 people were later reported as having stomach cramps, diarrhea and fever. Three were hospitalized.
An investigation by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and the Gaston County Department of Health & Human Services in Gastonia, NC, found that the pork was likely to blame.