Two cases of Salmonella Saintpaul were linked to a Thanksgiving dinner hosted at a private home on Thanksgiving Day, 2012. Neither case was hospitalized. Both cases reported eating at a private home in Chisholm, Minnesota. Smoked turkey, oven-roasted turkey, stuffing, shrimp, deviled eggs, cheesy potatoes, summer sausage, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, carrots, broccoli, tomatoes, olives, dinner rolls, and cake were served. No other family members became ill.

One of the cases reported purchasing a whole turkey from a grocery in International Falls. He smoked the turkey at home on November 21 before briging it to the dinner on November 22. Specifric details regarding how the turkey was smoked, stored, and reheated were not available.