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View all search resultsUS flags Indonesian shrimps over radiation concerns
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has advised consumers and retailers to “not eat, sell or serve” frozen shrimp imported from an Indonesian company.
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A traditional fisherman nets shrimps and fish in shallow waters along Banda Aceh Beach in Aceh on Oct.29. (Antara/Irwansyah Putra)
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he United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning about certain raw frozen shrimp products imported from an Indonesian firm over possible radioactive contamination.
While the investigation is still ongoing, the FDA on Tuesday advised consumers and retailers to “not eat, sell or serve” frozen shrimp imported from PT Bahari Makmur Sejati, which operates as BMS Foods, following the initial detection of the radioactive isotope Cesium-137 (Cs-137) by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
The CBP alerted the FDA after detecting Cs-137 in shipping containers carrying frozen shrimp processed by BMS Foods at four US ports: Los Angeles, Houston, Savannah and Miami.
“In conjunction with other information, FDA determined that product from PT Bahari Makmur Sejati violates the Federal Food, Drug, & Cosmetic Act in that it appears to have been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with Cs-137 and may pose a safety concern,” the alert reads.
The products were sold at Walmart stores under the brand name Great Value. The FDA said Walmart had received the implicated raw frozen shrimp after the date of the first detection, but those shipments did not trigger contamination alerts.
The agency has recommended Walmart recall the products. It has also placed BMS Foods on a new import alert for chemical contamination, halting its shipments to the US until the company resolves potential issues and violations.
Cs-137 is a man-made radioactive isotope produced through nuclear reactions. Traces of the isotope can be found worldwide in soil, food and air. All containers and products testing positive for Cs-137 have been denied entry into the US, according to the FDA.
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