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Firstly I doubt it’ll do any long term damage it’s just annoying while it sticks around. I would suggest that you want to rinse with a couple of water cycles with nothing in (definitely no dishwasher soap) then you could use a cup or more of white vinegar, and wash it as hot and long as possible - if the dishwasher has an extra hot cycle and an extra rinse cycle program use them. The vinegar is a mild acid and should help strip the detergent without being caustic enough to do damage. The hot water should help too. Otherwise dishwasher cleaner is a thing you can buy but I’ve never used it so I dunno if it’s any good, at the very least though it should replace the smell with something more dishwasher appropriate.
Before you do it, I’d recommend taking the filter out and immersing it in very hot water in your washing up bowl and scrubbing it clean. May help remove any detergent there especially if it’s in any food waste that’s there too.
I took the filter out and scrubbed it as you suggested. It was pretty clean already, it didn't seem to have any food on it, just a few bits of what looked like lint, weird for a dishwasher.