In consultation with the FASFC, Albert Heijn has decided to immediately withdraw Albert Heijn brand blueberries from stores. The product may possibly be contaminated with hepatitis A. The Dutch health institute RIVM takes into account hundreds of hepatitis A infections. In the Netherlands, at least twelve people have been infected with hepatitis A after eating frozen blueberries, two of whom are hospitalized. No cases have yet been reported in our country.
This is the frozen product “AH Bag with myberries” from the Albert Heijn brand, with all minimum expiry dates (THT) up to and including 04/14/2026. The sales period extended from October 2024 to January 13, 2025. The type of packaging: plastic bag, weight: 1 kg.
Consumption can potentially cause health problems. In case of health problems, it is recommended to consult your doctor. Albert Heijn urges customers not to eat the product and return it to an Albert Heijn store. It will be reimbursed there.
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Hepatitis A is an inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus. Symptoms are usually fatigue, mild fever, and sometimes upper abdominal pain and nausea.
At least twelve people in our northern neighbors were infected with hepatitis A after eating frozen blueberries. Two of them are hospitalized, confirms a spokesperson for the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment. The telegraph.
Caution
“This only concerns frozen blueberries that are in a bag, not those in cardboard boxes or fresh berries,” spokesperson Ann Maes of Albert Heijn Belgium emphasizes to our editorial staff. “A number of infections were identified in the Netherlands, after which it was discovered that they could be linked to the consumption of blueberries.”
“In Belgium, this is a precautionary measure whereby we remove the same product from the same Polish supplier from the shelves,” explains Maes. “We are currently not aware of any cluster of infections in Belgium, we have not received any reports of sick people in our country. Of course, we will never deliberately sell products that make people sick. »
