Sand Bar and Arctic Shores Shrimp, along with Best Yet, Great American, and First Street Shrimp, are being recalled for Cesium-137. C-138 is a man made radioisotope of cesium and is radioactive. No illnesses have been reported to date in connection with the consumption of these products. The recalling firm is Southwind Foods of Carson, California. These bagged, frozen shrimps were sold between July 17, 2025 to August 8, 2025 to retailers in these states: sAlabama, Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. You can see the long list of recalled products, along with the item number, package size, UPC number, best by date, and lot number at the FDA web site. The recalled items include cooked and raw shrimp under the brand names Best … [Read more...]
Great Value Shrimp Recalled For Possible Radioactivity
Great Value Shrimp imported from Indonesia by PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati is being recalled for possible radioactivity. The shrimp was sold at Walmart stores in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, and West Virginia. At this time, no shrimp that has tested positive or alerted for Cesium-137 (Cs-137) has entered U.S. commerce. The FDA is working with distributors and retailers that received product after the date of first detection of Cs-137 by Customer and Border Production. The FDA has determined that product from that company violates the Federal Food, Drug, & Cosmetics Act because it has been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions. The recalled products … [Read more...]
