Preliminary indications show that the illness is related to outside food prepared by an employee and shared with others at the facility. There has not been any reports of any further illness connected to this incident.

Some 46 people were taken to multiple hospitals Monday with suspected food poisoning after eating at a Howard County business.

Dozens of people were taken to hospitals Monday from a large wholesale seafood distribution business in Howard County, Maryland, after apparently suffering food poisoning linked to home-cooked meals brought in by an employee, according to the company and county officials.