The FDA has issued a warning against consuming specific raw frozen shrimp sold at Walmart due to potential contamination by Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope. Customs detected this isotope in a shipment from Indonesia-based PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati. Although the amount detected poses no acute hazard, long-term consumption could increase cancer risk. Frozen shrimp is sold under the brand Great Value across various states. All contaminated products have been denied entry, and investigations are ongoing to determine the contamination's cause, with no reports of affected shrimp in the U.S. food supply chain.
The FDA has warned against eating certain raw frozen shrimp sold at Walmart due to possible contamination with Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope, detected in shipments from Indonesia.
Although the detected levels of Cesium-137 in the contaminated shrimp are not acutely hazardous, long-term consumption could elevate cancer risks, prompting FDA warnings.
Frozen shrimp products sold under the Great Value brand have been affected at Walmart stores across multiple states, although no contaminated product has been found in the U.S. supply chain.
The FDA is collaborating with Indonesian seafood regulatory authorities to investigate the contamination source, while Customs has denied entry of the affected products into the U.S.
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