Certain raw raw shrimp products of great value sold in Walmart are being removed from the market due to the possible contamination with CESIUM-137, a radioactive isotope, said the administration of food and medicines on Tuesday.
The alert follows a notification of customs and border protection of the USA, which detected the potential contamination CS-137 in the shipping containers in four US ports. UU.
Subsequent tests in frozen shrimp of BMS Foods, an Indonesian distributor, also returned positive results for the radioactive substance. Despite these findings, the FDA confirmed that no polluted shrimp has entered the United States food supply.
The FDA continues to advise to withdraw all BMS food products sent after the company's containers tested positive for CESIO-137, despite the fact that individual products have not shown pollution.
The following frozen shrimp products of great value are sold in Walmart stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Western Virginia should not be eaten:
- Great Value Frozen Raw Shrimps, Lot Code: 8005540-1, better by date: 03/15/2027
- Great Value Frozen Raw Shrimps, Lot Code: 8005538-1, better by date: 03/15/2027
- Great Value Frozen Raw Shrimps, Lot Code: 8005539-1, better by date: 03/15/2027
Consumers who have bought these products must throw them immediately.
The FDA has also imposed a prohibition of all future imports of BMS food until the company addresses the conditions that led to the risk of pollution.
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, exposure to significant amounts of CS-137 can cause burns, acute radiation disease and, in severe cases, death.
