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FDA issues warning about potentially radioactive frozen shrimp sold at Walmart
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Updated: 2:45 PM CDT Aug 19, 2025
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning not to eat, sell or serve certain frozen shrimp products sold at Walmart stores in several states. The impacted raw frozen shrimp products were sold under the Great Value brand at Walmart stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.The product codes of the impacted products are: Great Value brand frozen raw shrimp, lot code: 8005540-1; Best by Date: 3/15/2027Great Value brand frozen raw shrimp, lot code: 8005538-1; Best by Date: 3/15/2027Great Value brand frozen raw shrimp, lot code: 8005539-1; Best by Date: 3/15/2027According to a news release from the FDA, the U.S. Customs & Border Protection alerted the FDA about the detection of Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope, in shipping containers at four U.S. ports in Los Angeles, Houston, Savannah and Miami. Cesium-137, also called Cs-137, is a radioisotope of cesium that is man-made through nuclear reactions, according to the FDA. Because it's widespread worldwide, the FDA says trace amounts of Cs-137 can be found in soil, food and the air. The FDA collected multiple samples for testing and confirmed the presence of the radioactive material in breaded shrimp, which prompted an investigation for other products from Indonesia's BMS Foods."All containers and product testing positive or alerting for Cs-137 have been denied entry into the country," the FDA release says. "The agency continues to coordinate with CBP to prevent any contaminated products from reaching consumers and is working with Indonesian seafood regulatory authorities to investigate the root cause of the contamination."According to the FDA, the impacted frozen shrimp “appears to have been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with Cs-137.” While the radiation levels the FDA detected weren’t high enough to pose an immediate danger, that doesn’t mean they are harmless. Low doses that build up over time can eventually raise cancer risks.While the FDA says none of the contaminated products hit store shelves, the agency is still urging those who purchased the frozen shrimp products listed above to throw them away.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning not to eat, sell or serve certain frozen shrimp products sold at Walmart stores in several states.
The impacted raw frozen shrimp products were sold under the Great Value brand at Walmart stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.
The product codes of the impacted products are:
- 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
According to a , the U.S. Customs & Border Protection alerted the FDA about the detection of Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope, in shipping containers at four U.S. ports in Los Angeles, Houston, Savannah and Miami.
Cesium-137, also called Cs-137, is a radioisotope of cesium that is man-made through nuclear reactions, according to the FDA. Because it's widespread worldwide, the FDA says trace amounts of Cs-137 can be found in soil, food and the air.
The FDA collected multiple samples for testing and confirmed the presence of the radioactive material in breaded shrimp, which prompted an investigation for other products from Indonesia's BMS Foods.
"All containers and product testing positive or alerting for Cs-137 have been denied entry into the country," the FDA release says. "The agency continues to coordinate with CBP to prevent any contaminated products from reaching consumers and is working with Indonesian seafood regulatory authorities to investigate the root cause of the contamination."
According to the FDA, the impacted frozen shrimp “appears to have been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with Cs-137.” While the radiation levels the FDA detected weren’t high enough to pose an immediate danger, that doesn’t mean they are harmless. Low doses that build up over time can eventually raise cancer risks.
While the FDA says none of the contaminated products hit store shelves, the agency is still urging those who purchased the frozen shrimp products listed above to throw them away.
