Walmart recalls shrimp sold in Alabama due to radiation exposure

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Walmart is recalling Great Value shrimp sold in several states, including Alabama, over what the U.S. Food and Drug Administration believes is exposure to radioactive contamination.

The FDA issued the warning Tuesday, adding that the advisory covered shrimp sold at Walmart stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.

“FDA detected Cs-137 in a single shipment of imported frozen shrimp from PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati that did not enter U.S. commerce. The level of Cs-137 detected in the detained shipment was approximately 68 Bq/kg, which is below FDA’s Derived Intervention Level for Cs-137 of 1200 Bq/kg,” the advisory stated. “At this level, the product would not pose an acute hazard to consumers. Avoiding products like the shipment FDA tested with similar levels of Cs-137 is a measure intended to reduce exposure to low-level radiation that could have health impacts with continued exposure over a long period of time.”…

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