Another company has recalled shrimp sent by an Indonesian distributor in containers that tested positive for the radioactive isotope Cesium-137.
Seattle’s AquaStar USA Corp issued two recalls this week for a total of 44,460 bags of two different shrimp products due to the possibility that they were contaminated by Cesium-137.
AquaStar’s 18,000 2-pound bags of Kroger Mercado cooked medium peeled tail-off shrimp recalled Wednesday were sold at Baker’s, Gerbes, Jay C, Kroger, Mariano’s, Metro Market, Pay Less Supermarkets, and Pick ‘n Save stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin and West Virginia from July 24 through Aug. 11…