10 cases of Salmonella linked to Ramsey’s, Missy’s Pies, health department says
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- Ten salmonella cases traced to custard pies, meringue from Ramsey’s and Missy’s Pies.
- State lab testing eggs and desserts; no confirmed contamination source yet.
- Missy'sresumed limited operations after sanitizing kitchen.
At least 10 people have been sickened by salmonella infections linked to Missy’s Pies, according to the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department.
According to a news release, there have been four cases in Fayette County, two in Jessamine County, two in Mercer County, one in Fleming County and one out-of-state resident.
“It was discovered that each case had eaten at least one meal at different Ramsey’s Diner locations between June 17-20. While the entree items differed, each case consumed a custard-based pie topped with meringue or a cheesecake dessert,” the health department said.
Ramsey’s or Missy’s customers with leftover pie at home are advised to discard the remainder, the health department said.
How Missy’s has addressed the issue
On Tuesday, Missy’s was closed while employees cleaned the kitchen and equipment.
Owner Rob Ramsey told the Herald-Leader on Wednesday that he has been working with the health department “to make any procedure changes we need to make to be sure this kind of incident doesn’t get passed through to customers again.”
Pies at Missy’s Pies and Ramsey’s Diner locations, which sell Missy’s Pies, were discarded. Samples of pies and of eggs were collected for testing by the state public health laboratory.
“Thorough cleaning of the common kitchen where pies were prepared was completed and the establishment was allowed to return to operations to prepare lower risk items such as shelf-stable fruit pies and other pies which do not have eggs as ingredients for fillings,” according to the health department.
“At this time, there has been no positive identification of an implicated source for the salmonella exposure; however, eggs are a raw agricultural commodity and, as such, have the potential to be contaminated. Therefore it is important to observe proper storage, handling and cooking temperatures,” the health department said.
Cooking contaminated eggs to 160 degrees should kill salmonella bacteria, according to FoodSafety.gov.
How to report symptoms of salmonella
Symptoms of salmonella can come on six hours to six days after exposure, but most commonly occur in six to 48 hours, according to the health department.
Symptoms include diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramps and pain, nausea, vomiting, chills, headache and blood in the stool. Symptoms usually resolve within a few days but could last more than a week.
If you have experienced these symptoms after consuming food or pies from Ramsey’s Diner or Missy’s Pies since June 15, the health department asks you to report your symptoms to assist in quantifying the outbreak. Fill out the questionnaire at: redcap.link/salmonella_investigation
This story was originally published July 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM.
