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The FDA is investigating possible radioactive contamination in frozen shrimp from Indonesia.
Walmart is recalling certain Great Value frozen raw shrimp as a precaution.
Consumers should throw away the recalled shrimp and not eat or serve it.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public not to eat, sell or serve certain frozen shrimp that's sold at Walmart stores over concerns it may be radioactive.
So far, no products that tested positive for Cesium-137 (Cs-137) have reached U.S. stores.
The product is sold in 13 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, and West Virginia.
What we know:
The FDA is investigating reports of Cesium-137 (Cs-137) contamination in shipping containers and frozen shrimp from PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati (BMS Foods) in Indonesia.
U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) found Cs-137 in containers at four U.S. ports: Los Angeles, Houston, Savannah, and Miami.
The FDA is working with CBP to keep contaminated products away from consumers and is coordinating with Indonesian seafood regulators to find out how the contamination happened.
So far, testing has not found contamination in products already on the market. However, the shrimp may have been handled in unsanitary conditions where it could have been exposed to Cs-137, creating a possible safety risk.
The FDA learned that Walmart received some of the shrimp after the first detection of Cs-137, though those shipments did not test positive. The FDA has advised Walmart to recall the product.
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If you bought shrimp that matches any of these details, throw it away immediately.