Walmart customers in Saugus, Massachusetts on February 5, 2018 (QualityHD/Shutterstock.com)
In a press release issued on Tuesday, August 19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had a warning about some of the shrimp sold at Walmart — which, according to the FDA, contained possible contamination from Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope.
According to ABC News journalists Sony Salzman and Bill Hutchinson, U.S. Customs and Border Protection warned the FDA about the possible contamination.
Salzman and Bill Hutchinson explain, "Testing on frozen shrimp from the distributor, Indonesia's BMS Foods, also tested positive, the FDA said. However, no shrimp that ha The FDA is still recommending a recall on all products from BMS Foods that were shipped after the company's shipping containers tested positive for Cesium-137, even though the products themselves have not tested positive."
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ABC News listed specific Great Value brand shrimp that the FDA said may contain contamination from Cesium-137.
Walmart told the Daily Beast, "The health and safety of our customers is always a top priority. We have issued a sales restriction and removed this product from our impacted stores. We are working with the supplier to investigate."
Daily Beast reporter Annie Bang notes, "The CDC states that Cs-137 is commonly found in small quantities in the environment, but pose a danger to humans in large quantities. External exposure can cause burns, acute radiation sickness, and even death, along with increasing the risk for cancer."
The FDA's warning is generating discussion on X, formerly Twitter.
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Photographer Dawn Lightsey tweeted, "FDA issues warning about potentially radioactive frozen shrimp sold at Walmart Details ! How did the shrimp get packaged and all the way to the store before anyone noticed or cared to let public know? Mystery of the glowing."
X user Janos Gerdan commented, "Just another reason... to be Kosher!"
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Read ABC News' article at this link and the Daily Beast's reporting here (subscription required).