The FDA has issued a warning regarding frozen shrimp from Walmart that may contain radioactive Cesium-137. A shipment from BMS Foods, an Indonesian supplier, tested positive for the isotope at customs. Although no radioactive shrimp has entered the US food supply, the agency recommends recalling three products under the Great Value brand. Ingesting Cesium-137 could lead to accumulation in soft tissues and increase cancer risk. Eating radioactive shrimp is strongly discouraged despite curiosities about its effects.
According to a press release from the Food and Drug Administration, a shipment of frozen shrimp from BMS Foods, an Indonesian supplier, tested positive at customs for Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope.
At this time, no product that has tested positive or alerted for Cesium-137 (Cs-137) has entered the US commerce, the FDA wrote, although they recommend a recall for three Great Value products.
Ingesting Cesium-137 allows the radioactive material to accumulate in soft tissues, increasing cancer risk, according to the FDA.
Business Insider does not endorse eating anything radioactive, and you should not do this, no matter how tempting it sounds.
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