Lexington pie shop closes amid salmonella outbreak. Here’s when it will reopen
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- Missy’s Pies discarded all products and sanitized equipment after salmonella alert.
- Health officials linked the contamination to a Kentucky Proud egg supplier.
- New pie inventory is expected in store following health department guidance.
A Lexington institution is dealing with a costly culinary problem.
Missy’s Pies, 502 E. High St., was notified by the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department of a salmonella outbreak that appears to involve the Kentucky Proud supplier of eggs the shop uses. The egg supplier has not been named.
The business shut down for the day Tuesday.
“In cooperation with the health department, we have thrown out all pies out of an abundance of caution on our part, and are working with the health department to ensure that all our procedures are proper. We have taken this opportunity to sanitize all surfaces and equipment,” owner Rob Ramsey said in an email.
Missy’s Pies are sold at the shop on High Street as well as at Ramsey’s Diners.
“It’s an abundance of caution we have taken,” Ramsey said. “We discarded all our inventory.”
The good news? Missy’s won’t be out of meringue for long.
“We plan to have new, fresh product in store tomorrow,” Ramsey said.
The health department did not immediately respond to a request for comment on how many might be impacted by the salmonella outbreak or if other food establishments might be involved.
Salmonella symptoms include diarrhea, fever, severe vomiting, dehydration and stomach cramps.
Eggs were linked to a major salmonella outbreak in June that resulted in a large egg recall after people became ill in seven states in the West and Midwest.
In that incident, at least 79 people contracted the strain of salmonella linked to the eggs. Kentucky was not part of that recall, which involved the August Egg Company.
This story was originally published July 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM.
