Protecting families from contaminated food and water
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Protecting families from contaminated food and water
Posted in Outbreaks & Recalls,Salmonella on July 4, 2025
A Salmonella outbreak at Ramsey’s Diner linked to Missy’s Pies has sickened at least 10 people so far. Lexington-Fayette County Health Department (LFCHD) officials are actively investigating this outbreak to track down the source of these illnesses.
A recent news release from the Health Department asks for the community’s help in this investigation.
Here’s what we know so far about the Salmonella outbreak at Ramsey’s Diner linked to Missy’s Pies.
A cluster of Salmonella illnesses was reported to the LFCHD on June 27, 2025. This prompted an outbreak investigation.
As of July 2, 2025, ten confirmed cases with Salmonella infections have been reported in the area around Fayette County. Four from Fayette County, two from Jessamine County, two from Mercer County, one from Fleming County, and one out-of-state resident.
During the Health Department traceback investigation, outbreak patients were interviewed to identify what food items people ate prior to becoming sick.
Every sick person indicated that they ate at least one meal at one of the four Ramsey’s Diner locations between June 17, 2025 and June 20, 2025.
Entrée items varied from person to person. However, each consumed either a custard-based pie topped with meringue or a cheesecake dessert.
The Health Department does not currently have an official source for this Salmonella outbreak at Ramsey’s Diner and Missy’s Pies. But eggs are considered a potential and likely suspect.
All pies implicated in patient interviews were made with eggs.
Missy’s Pies supplies all four Ramsey’s Diner location’s dessert pie menu. The bakery offers pie pickups at their bakery location as well.
Potentially contaminated custard-based, meringue, and cheesecake pies were available for sale at the following locations:
Lexington-Fayette County Health Department performed an inspection of the common kitchen where pies were prepared. Samples of both eggs and finished pies were collected for testing to be completed by the state public health laboratory.
Once pies were discarded and thorough kitchen cleaning activities were performed, the establishment was allowed to reopen to prepare lower risk items.
For now, Missy’s Pies will only offer shelf stable fruit pies and other pies without eggs as a filling ingredient.
If you have recently become sick after eating pies from Missy’s Pies or Ramsey’s Diner, you may be wondering if your illness is involved in this Salmonella outbreak.
Only specialized laboratory tests can confirm Salmonella infections. However, certain symptoms are common for Salmonella infections.
Symptoms may include diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps, often beginning somewhere between 6 hours to 6 days after exposure. Illness typically lasts around 4 to 7 days.
For most, medical intervention is not necessary. However, some people may experience complications requiring a trip to the doctor’s office. Some infections are so severe, sick patients require hospitalization.
Call a doctor if you have:
Dehydration is a serious issue with illnesses involving diarrhea and vomiting.
Salmonella infections should be taken very seriously. Serious, life-threatening complications may develop.
The outbreak investigation is ongoing as the Health Department narrows down the source of the Salmonella outbreak. But they have asked for your help.
“If you have experienced [Salmonella illness symptoms] after consuming food or pies from Ramsey’s Diner or Missy’s Pies since June 15, please complete the following questionnaire to report your symptoms to assist in quantifying the outbreak: https://redcap.link/salmonella_investigation “
If you believe you have become sick from Ramsey’s Diner or Missy’s Pies, especially if you are experiencing severe symptoms, reach out to your healthcare provider. Specialized tests may be able to connect the genetic data from your strain of illness to others in the outbreak.
If you are not sick enough to see a healthcare provider, reaching out to your local health department can allow local investigators to determine if your case is linked to the outbreak cluster.
Retain packaging from Missy’s Pies products for investigators. Bag up items and clearly market them so that products are not consumed. Keep them refrigerated. Every bit of information can assist in traceback activities.
If you have become seriously ill from this Salmonella outbreak at Ramsey’s Diner or Missy’s Pies, it is a good idea to get advice from an experienced Salmonella Lawyer. A Salmonella lawyer can help answer questions you may have and even some that you have not thought about. They can help you get the resources you need to recover and help hold accountable those responsible for your illness.
If you have been impacted by this Salmonella outbreak at Ramsey’s Diner and Missy’s Pies and wish to make a legal claim, The Lange Law Firm, PLLC has a Salmonella lawyer that can help.
The Lange Law Firm, PLLC has successfully represented cases just like yours and won millions of dollars in food poisoning and products liabilities lawsuits.
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By: Heather Van Tassell (contributing writer, non-lawyer)