FDA warns do not eat Radioactive Shrimp Sold @ Walmart

The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about possibly radioactive shrimp that may have been sold at Walmart.

The FDA is urgently warning consumers to avoid certain frozen shrimp products sold at the major retailer over concerns they contain radioactive isotope Cesium-137.

Infowars reports: In a press release Tuesday, the FDA said they were investigating reports of Cs-137 contamination in shipping containers and frozen shrimp being imported by Indonesian company BMS Foods after it was detected by customs officers at four US ports.

FDA collected multiple samples for radio-nuclide analysis, with results confirming the presence of Cs-137 in one sample of breaded shrimp, the press release states.

FDA has not detected Cs-137 in any product above the current derived intervention levels for Cs-137 (1200 Bq/kg).

However, FDA has concluded that the level detected in the breaded shrimp sample could represent a potential health concern for those exposed to this level of Cs-137 from consumption of the shrimp over an extended period of time combined with radiation that exists in the environment and from other sources such as medical procedures.

Avoiding products like the shipment FDA tested with similar levels of Cs-137 is a measure intended to reduce exposure to low-level radiation that could have health impacts with continued exposure over a long period of time.

FDA has taken swift action to prevent potentially contaminated product from being introduced into U.S. commerce in response to reports of contaminated shipping containers from CBP.

While contamination has not been found in shrimp being sold commercially, the FDA says they learned Walmart has received implicated raw frozen shrimp, imported after the date of first detection of Cs-137 by CBP, but from shipments that did not alert for Cs-137.

As such, they’ve asked Walmart to recall the shrimp out of an abundance of caution.

Consumers in the following states, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia, are advised not to eat or serve shrimp from the following Walmart brands.

• Great Value brand frozen raw shrimp, lot code: 8005540-1, Best by Date: 3/15/2027
• Great Value brand frozen raw shrimp, lot code: 8005538-1, Best by Date: 3/15/2027
• Great Value brand frozen raw shrimp, lot code: 8005539-1, Best by Date: 3/15/2027

If you have recently purchased raw frozen shrimp from Walmart that matches this description, throw it away. Do not eat or serve this product, the FDA states.

The FDA says it’s still investigating the root cause of contamination, however, it notes Cs-137 is a radioisotope that is man-made through nuclear reactions and because it is widespread worldwide, trace amounts of Cs-137 can be found in the environment, including soil, food, and air.

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