Walmart recalls frozen shrimp in 13 U.S. states
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The FDA advises consumers not to eat certain shrimp products from Walmart over possible radioactive contamination. What to know about the recall.
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“To date, FDA has learned that Walmart has received implicated raw frozen shrimp, imported after the date of first detection of Cs-137 by CBP [Customs & Border Patrol], but from shipments that did not alert for Cs-137,” the statement noted.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning that Great Value brand shrimp sold at Walmart in 12 U.S. states contained unsafe levels of the radioactive isotope cesium-137. Although not enough to cause acute radiation poisoning—which could ...