Topline
The Food and Drug Administration is warning that some Great Value brand frozen shrimp sold at Walmart could be contaminated with radioactive isotope Cesium-137 after Customs and Border Protection detected the substance in shipping containers at four major American ports and at least one sample of shrimp.
Cesium-137 was detected in some frozen shrimp coming from Indonesia—but none that have been sold in stores yet.
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Key Facts
The FDA is investigating the potential contamination and has not “confirmed the presence of contamination in any product in commerce,” they are still warning consumers to avoid eating shrimp that come from the same Indonesian producer BMS Foods.
The FDA is recommending Walmart recall frozen shrimp coming from BMS Foods, and the retailer has not returned a request for comment from Forbes.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
