More Frozen Shrimp Recalled Amid Fears of Radioactive Contamination

Federal officials have expanded a recall of frozen shrimp products following concerns about contamination with Cesium‑137 (Cs‑137), a radioactive isotope that can pose long-term health risks when exposure is repeated over time. Taste of Home+15U.S. Food and Drug Administration+15The Sun+15

The initial recall involved three specific Great Value raw frozen shrimp products sold at Walmart across 13 states. The implicated lot codes (best-by date March 15, 2027) include 8005540-1, 8005538-1, and 8005539-1. Those products were sold in states like Texas, Florida, Ohio, and more, and consumers have been told to discard them. Simply Recipes+7Food & Wine+7People.com+7

Now, a second wave of recalls includes shrimp sold by Southwind Foods, LLC under several brand names—Sand Bar, Arctic Shores, Best Yet, Great American, and First Street—distributed between July 17 and August 8, 2025, across nine states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. Snopes+13U.S. Food and Drug Administration+13abcnews.go.com+13

The FDA’s concern stems from a discovery of Cs‑137 in shipping containers from PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati (BMS Foods) of Indonesia. Although containers testing positive were blocked from entering the U.S., shrimp processed by the same supplier under potentially unsanitary conditions raised precautionary red flags. The Economic Times+15Food & Wine+15livescience.com+15

Key Health Detail: The levels of Cesium-137 detected are well below the FDA’s Derived Intervention Level (1,200 Bq/kg) and do not pose an immediate health danger, but long-term, low-level exposure may increase cancer risk by damaging DNA. People.comU.S. Food and Drug Administrationlivescience.com

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