Two dead after suspected food poisoning – Aftonbladet

Ljungby. Two people died and more than 70 were severely upset stomach.

– It was the worst I have been through, says Hjalmar, 84th

– It came as a slap in the belly, I had no time to react. I shit right out.

Everything indicates that a raspberry dessert caused illness in Ljungby.

Severe diarrhea also vomiting affected 65 people in the retirement homes in Ljungby Saturday night. A dozen staff members were also affected. On Sunday, the number of sick up there for over 70 people.

On Friday, the 500 people lunch on three different retirement homes in Ljungby. Chicken main course and Raspberry parfait for dessert. The food had been cooked in the large kitchen on Kaivopiha.

– We understood that it was not normal flu which infects another, says Rosa Morales, head nurse.

– When it tends to be a contagion going on for some time. Here were all sick at the same time, in three completely different places. The only link was the food. We had to call in extra staff to take care of the sick.

A dozen of the victims were so severely ill that they had to be treated with IV.

Two people, a man and a woman, died after eating hallonparfaiten Friday.

– We can not say for sure that they died of the infection, says Rosa Morales.

– Both were over 85 years multiple illnesses. But they had eaten and become infected by dessert.

Suspect chicken

Diet manager in Ljungby, Mariana Axelsson, says:

– We suspect first the chicken.

– But later, the suspicions of the dessert. Those who have not eaten that was not sick. And there is a history when it comes to frozen raspberries and infection.

The raspberries were used came from Serbia.

– It was also found that the raspberries are not heated up, which we absolutely should have done before they were used in the parfait. But the packaging is that one should do this, not to do it. What happened is a combination of infected berries, unclear information and unclear procedures. We will immediately change this to not like to happen, says Mariana Axelsson.

Redo the menu

On the mats oath is that you should raspberry soup dessert on Friday. The berries will thus be heated before they become soup?

– There will be no raspberry soup. We do if the menu says Mariana Axelsson.

Ingrid, 76, did not eat up all his dessert. She says:

– It saved me enough, I think. I have not had any problems. However, it’s more in my department affected. So it is not very nice up there now. I prefer to sit down here in the foyer instead.