(Charlotte, N.C.) (AP) — Health officials say a Brunswick stew caused about 300 people to get sick at a church event in North Carolina.

The Charlotte Observer reports bacteria poisoned people at a barbeque held earlier this month at Poplar Tent Presbyterian Church in Kannapolis, N.C.

Health officials said cultures taken from the stew showed the presence of C. perfringens bacteria, which is a common cause of food poisoning and infection.

Cabarrus County health officials also tested the barbecue pork, cole slaw and barbecue sauce that was served at the event, but only the Brunswick stew cultures revealed the presence of the sickening bacteria.