date:Oct 18, 2018
were linked to strawberries from the same producer.
Genotyping of the hepatitis A outbreak strain in Sweden showed of 17 of 20 cases confirmed an identical genotype IB strain. Environmental investigations and interviews with kitchen personnel found the strawberries had not been heated adequately before serving. Following the outbreak, a juice bar chain -where at least 10 cases had occurred- stopped using frozen strawberries in smoothies and changed to pasteurized frozen pellets of the fruit.
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