Jimmy John’s is a popular sandwich outlet in U.S. college towns that has had numerous food safety outbreaks.

When Rob Mancini and I told our Kansas State colleagues that maybe we shouldn’t be getting lunch from this place, we were met with derision and disbelief.

But they were profs, so they must be right.

A news release Friday said the Finney County Health Department, Kansas Department of Agriculture and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment are investigating the outbreak, which they said appears to be associated with the Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches restaurant in Garden City.

KDHE and the Finney County Health Department are contacting diners by telephone and an online survey to determine who has been ill, according to the news release.

As of noon Friday, more than 110 cases of illness had been reported among people who ate food from the restaurant. Their symptoms included diarrhea, vomiting, nausea and muscle aches.

KDA’s Food Safety and Lodging program conducted an inspection of the restaurant and has working with Jimmy John’s employees to respond to the outbreak.