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Salmonella confirmed in 40 people after wedding meal in Benalmádena
Health authorities in Andalusia confirmed salmonella in an outbreak affecting around 40 people after a wedding meal on October 10.
The meal was served at a hotel in Benalmádena, in southern Spain.
Those affected reported diarrhoea, stomach pain, nausea and vomiting, and some had a fever.
Hotel workers also ate food from the wedding at the staff buffet, and one waiter was reported to have been admitted to hospital.
A waiter said he had eaten the meat with hollandaise sauce, but the reports do not establish which food caused the outbreak.
The health authority said the cases it counted were mild, and the investigation confirmed the bacteria responsible.
Salmonella was confirmed in an outbreak affecting 40 people after a wedding meal at a hotel in Benalmádena, Málaga.
The wedding banquet was held on 10 October, and attendees developed symptoms including diarrhoea, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting.
Some guests sought medical care, and reports said two hotel workers were also admitted to hospital after eating food from the wedding.
The health authority counted 40 cases and described them as mild, while reports differed on whether hospital admissions were linked to the wedding.
A hotel waiter said the only wedding food he ate was meat served with hollandaise sauce.
- Who
- Forty people were affected; reports also described two hotel workers who were admitted to hospital.
- What
- Salmonella was confirmed in an outbreak of food poisoning after a wedding meal.
- When
- The banquet was held on 10 October 2026; the diagnosis was reported on 15 and 16 October.
- Where
- A hotel in Benalmádena, Málaga, Spain.
- Why
- The cause was identified as salmonella. The specific contaminated food was not confirmed.
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The wedding banquet was served at a hotel in Benalmádena.
Some wedding guests began to fall ill, and some sought hospital care.
The waiter went to hospital after his condition worsened, according to La Voz de Galicia.
Diario Sur reported that salmonella had been confirmed as the cause of the outbreak.
El Mundo reported that the investigation had confirmed salmonella in the outbreak.
- Affected people
- 40 cases counted by the health authority
- Bacterium
- Salmonella
- Banquet date
- 10 October 2026
- Location
- Hotel in Benalmádena, Málaga
- Reported meal items
- Risotto with prawns and meat with hollandaise sauce
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What people are saying
In the morning, my stomach started hurting, I went to the bathroom, but I didn't think much of it, and I went to work. But at work, in the afternoon, I had to go to the bathroom again. On my way, I started vomiting and vomiting, I couldn't stop, I looked like the girl from The Exorcist... And that's when my colleagues told me: 'This is from the wedding'.