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30 Fall Ill At Lake City Science Fair After Suspected Food Poisoning

(U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Flickr)
(U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Flickr)

Authorities say more than two dozen kids attending a science competition in north Florida fell ill and were taken to the hospital after eating a catered lunch.

The Columbia County Sheriff's Office said on its Facebook page that 28 children and 2 adults were taken on Saturday to hospitals due to suspected food poisoning.

Authorities say people fell ill at Florida Gateway College in Lake City at a middle school Science Olympiad was being held.

The Florida Department of Health is investigating.

Mark Lander of the health department told reporters that the affected people should recover quickly.

The Associated Press is a wire service to which WUFT News subscribes.