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[td]On 18{{nbsp}}August 2025, the United States [[Food and Drug Administration]]{{nbsp}}(FDA) issued a statement indicating that shipments of [[shrimp]] from [[Indonesia]] had been contaminated. The report indicated that none of the contaminated shrimp had entered into consumer markets until an update on 19{{nbsp}}August, stating that three batches sold under the [[Walmart]] store brand [[Great Value]] were distributed after a lack of prior detection at several shipping ports.{{zwj}}<ref>{{cite web|language=en|url= https://www.fda.gov/food/alerts-adv...orted-frozen-shrimp-indonesian-firm|title=FDA Advises Public Not to Eat, Sell, or Serve Certain Imported Frozen Shrimp from an Indonesian Firm|publisher=United States Food and Drug Administration |date=2025-08-18}}</ref> (Too, a recall was issued on August 21 for Southwind Foods of California.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-...-because-possible-health-risk|title=Southwind Foods, LLC Recalls Frozen Shrimp Because of Possible Health Risk|first=Office of Inspections and|last=Investigations|date=21 August 2025|website=www.fda.gov}}</ref>) In all shipments of radioactive shrimp had arrived at ports Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, and Savannah.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abc7chicago.com/post/radioa...-illinois-indiana/17686177/|title=Potentially radioactive shrimp sold at Mariano's, other stores in Illinois and Indiana|date=29 August 2025|website=ABC7 Chicago}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]As of August 25, 2025 the recall was expanded beyond Walmart's Great Value brand to five others{{Mdash}}Arctic Shores, Sand Bar, Best Yet, First Street, and Great American{{Mdash}}covering 12 different products. The shrimp impacted were distributed between July 17 and August 8, 2025, and include both raw and cooked frozen shrimp distributed to Alabama, Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. The shrimp was processed by Indonesian seafood supplier PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati (BMS Foods), which has now been added to the FDA's Import Alert list.{{zwj}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://creators.yahoo.com/lifestyl...-to-9-states-210750580.html|title=Radioactive shrimp recall is bigger than Walmart β FDA expands investigation to 9 states |date=25 August 2025|website=[[Yahoo News]]}}</ref> Several containers from the same Indonesian supplier had since been denied entry.{{zwj}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ypg4rgnrno|title=Walmart recalls shrimp after FDA warns of radioactive isotopes|date=20 August 2025|website=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> The contaminated shrimp, while far below the level of concern, were recalled by Walmart.{{zwj}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Picci |first=Aimee |date=2025-08-19 |title=Walmart recalls Great Value shrimp after FDA warns of risk of radioactive contamination |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/walmart-great-value-shrimp-radioactive-contamination-cesium-137-fda/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025082...imp-radioactive-contamination-cesium-137-fda/ |archive-date=2025-08-21 |website=[[CBS News]]}}</ref> (The FDA's threshold for mandatory action is 1,2000 [[becquerel]]s per kilogram, whereas the contaminated shrimp was 68 Bq/kg, still far above background levels).<ref>https://abc7chicago.com/post/radioa...-walmart-locations-illinois-indiana/17686177/</ref>[/td]
[td]As of August 25, 2025 the recall was expanded beyond Walmart's Great Value brand to five others{{Mdash}}Arctic Shores, Sand Bar, Best Yet, First Street, and Great American{{Mdash}}covering 12 different products. The shrimp impacted were distributed between July 17 and August 8, 2025, and include both raw and cooked frozen shrimp distributed to Alabama, Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. The shrimp was processed by Indonesian seafood supplier Bahari Makmur Sejati (BMS Foods), which is now on the FDA's Import Alert list.{{zwj}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://creators.yahoo.com/lifestyl...-to-9-states-210750580.html|title=Radioactive shrimp recall is bigger than Walmart β FDA expands investigation to 9 states |date=25 August 2025|website=[[Yahoo News]]}}</ref> Several containers from the same Indonesian supplier had since been denied entry.{{zwj}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ypg4rgnrno|title=Walmart recalls shrimp after FDA warns of radioactive isotopes|date=20 August 2025|website=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> The contaminated shrimp, while far below the level of concern, were recalled by Walmart.{{zwj}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Picci |first=Aimee |date=2025-08-19 |title=Walmart recalls Great Value shrimp after FDA warns of risk of radioactive contamination |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/walmart-great-value-shrimp-radioactive-contamination-cesium-137-fda/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025082...imp-radioactive-contamination-cesium-137-fda/ |archive-date=2025-08-21 |website=[[CBS News]]}}</ref> (The FDA's threshold for mandatory action is 1,2000 [[becquerel]]s per kilogram, whereas the contaminated shrimp was 68 Bq/kg, still far above background levels).<ref>https://abc7chicago.com/post/radioa...-walmart-locations-illinois-indiana/17686177/</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Two further recalls were issued August 27 and August 28, by [[AquaStar (USA) Corp]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seafoodnews.com/Story/1...mur-Sejati-Placed-on-FDA-Red-List|title=Major Indonesian Shrimp Exporter PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati Placed on FDA Red List|website=Seafoodnews}}</ref> of Seattle, Washington. The first covered 18,000 bags of {{convert|2|lb|kg}} net of [[Kroger]] Mercado Cooked Medium Peeled Tail-Off Shrimp sold at Bakerβs, Gerbes, Jay C, Kroger, Marianoβs, Metro Market, Pay Less Supermarkets, and Pick βn Save in AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MO, MS, NE, OH, SC, TN, VA, WI, WV between July 24, 2025 and August 11, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-...p-because-possible-health-risk|title=Aquastar (USA) Corp Recalls Kroger Mercado Frozen Cooked Shrimp Because of Possible Health Risk|first=Office of Inspections and|last=Investigations|date=28 August 2025|website=www.fda.gov}}</ref> The second recall covered 26,460 packages of refrigerated Cocktail Shrimp {{convert|6|oz|g}} sold only at Walmarts in AK, AL, AR, CO, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, OH, OK, OR, SD, TN, TX, WA, and WI between July 31, 2025 and August 16, 2025."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-...z-because-possible-health-risk|title=Aquastar (USA) Corp Recalls Cocktail Shrimp 6oz Because of Possible Health Risk|first=Office of Inspections and|last=Investigations|date=29 August 2025|website=www.fda.gov}}</ref>[/td]
[td]Two further recalls were issued August 27 and August 28, by [[AquaStar (USA) Corp]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seafoodnews.com/Story/1...mur-Sejati-Placed-on-FDA-Red-List|title=Major Indonesian Shrimp Exporter PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati Placed on FDA Red List|website=Seafoodnews}}</ref> of Seattle, Washington. The first covered 18,000 bags of {{convert|2|lb|kg}} net of [[Kroger]] Mercado Cooked Medium Peeled Tail-Off Shrimp sold at Bakerβs, Gerbes, Jay C, Kroger, Marianoβs, Metro Market, Pay Less Supermarkets, and Pick βn Save in AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MO, MS, NE, OH, SC, TN, VA, WI, WV between July 24, 2025 and August 11, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-...p-because-possible-health-risk|title=Aquastar (USA) Corp Recalls Kroger Mercado Frozen Cooked Shrimp Because of Possible Health Risk|first=Office of Inspections and|last=Investigations|date=28 August 2025|website=www.fda.gov}}</ref> The second recall covered 26,460 packages of refrigerated Cocktail Shrimp {{convert|6|oz|g}} sold only at Walmarts in AK, AL, AR, CO, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, OH, OK, OR, SD, TN, TX, WA, and WI between July 31, 2025 and August 16, 2025."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-...z-because-possible-health-risk|title=Aquastar (USA) Corp Recalls Cocktail Shrimp 6oz Because of Possible Health Risk|first=Office of Inspections and|last=Investigations|date=29 August 2025|website=www.fda.gov}}</ref>[/td]
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[td]On 18{{nbsp}}August 2025, the United States [[Food and Drug Administration]]{{nbsp}}(FDA) issued a statement indicating that shipments of [[shrimp]] from [[Indonesia]] had been contaminated. The report indicated that none of the contaminated shrimp had entered into consumer markets until an update on 19{{nbsp}}August, stating that three batches sold under the [[Walmart]] store brand [[Great Value]] were distributed after a lack of prior detection at several shipping ports.{{zwj}}<ref>{{cite web|language=en|url= https://www.fda.gov/food/alerts-adv...orted-frozen-shrimp-indonesian-firm|title=FDA Advises Public Not to Eat, Sell, or Serve Certain Imported Frozen Shrimp from an Indonesian Firm|publisher=United States Food and Drug Administration |date=2025-08-18}}</ref> (Too, a recall was issued on August 21 for Southwind Foods of California.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-...-because-possible-health-risk|title=Southwind Foods, LLC Recalls Frozen Shrimp Because of Possible Health Risk|first=Office of Inspections and|last=Investigations|date=21 August 2025|website=www.fda.gov}}</ref>) In all shipments of radioactive shrimp had arrived at ports Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, and Savannah.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abc7chicago.com/post/radioa...-illinois-indiana/17686177/|title=Potentially radioactive shrimp sold at Mariano's, other stores in Illinois and Indiana|date=29 August 2025|website=ABC7 Chicago}}</ref>[/td]Revision as of 01:21, 30 August 2025
[/td][td]On 18{{nbsp}}August 2025, the United States [[Food and Drug Administration]]{{nbsp}}(FDA) issued a statement indicating that shipments of [[shrimp]] from [[Indonesia]] had been contaminated. The report indicated that none of the contaminated shrimp had entered into consumer markets until an update on 19{{nbsp}}August, stating that three batches sold under the [[Walmart]] store brand [[Great Value]] were distributed after a lack of prior detection at several shipping ports.{{zwj}}<ref>{{cite web|language=en|url= https://www.fda.gov/food/alerts-adv...orted-frozen-shrimp-indonesian-firm|title=FDA Advises Public Not to Eat, Sell, or Serve Certain Imported Frozen Shrimp from an Indonesian Firm|publisher=United States Food and Drug Administration |date=2025-08-18}}</ref> (Too, a recall was issued on August 21 for Southwind Foods of California.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-...-because-possible-health-risk|title=Southwind Foods, LLC Recalls Frozen Shrimp Because of Possible Health Risk|first=Office of Inspections and|last=Investigations|date=21 August 2025|website=www.fda.gov}}</ref>) In all shipments of radioactive shrimp had arrived at ports Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, and Savannah.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abc7chicago.com/post/radioa...-illinois-indiana/17686177/|title=Potentially radioactive shrimp sold at Mariano's, other stores in Illinois and Indiana|date=29 August 2025|website=ABC7 Chicago}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]As of August 25, 2025 the recall was expanded beyond Walmart's Great Value brand to five others{{Mdash}}Arctic Shores, Sand Bar, Best Yet, First Street, and Great American{{Mdash}}covering 12 different products. The shrimp impacted were distributed between July 17 and August 8, 2025, and include both raw and cooked frozen shrimp distributed to Alabama, Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. The shrimp was processed by Indonesian seafood supplier PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati (BMS Foods), which has now been added to the FDA's Import Alert list.{{zwj}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://creators.yahoo.com/lifestyl...-to-9-states-210750580.html|title=Radioactive shrimp recall is bigger than Walmart β FDA expands investigation to 9 states |date=25 August 2025|website=[[Yahoo News]]}}</ref> Several containers from the same Indonesian supplier had since been denied entry.{{zwj}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ypg4rgnrno|title=Walmart recalls shrimp after FDA warns of radioactive isotopes|date=20 August 2025|website=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> The contaminated shrimp, while far below the level of concern, were recalled by Walmart.{{zwj}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Picci |first=Aimee |date=2025-08-19 |title=Walmart recalls Great Value shrimp after FDA warns of risk of radioactive contamination |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/walmart-great-value-shrimp-radioactive-contamination-cesium-137-fda/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025082...imp-radioactive-contamination-cesium-137-fda/ |archive-date=2025-08-21 |website=[[CBS News]]}}</ref> (The FDA's threshold for mandatory action is 1,2000 [[becquerel]]s per kilogram, whereas the contaminated shrimp was 68 Bq/kg, still far above background levels).<ref>https://abc7chicago.com/post/radioa...-walmart-locations-illinois-indiana/17686177/</ref>[/td]
[td]As of August 25, 2025 the recall was expanded beyond Walmart's Great Value brand to five others{{Mdash}}Arctic Shores, Sand Bar, Best Yet, First Street, and Great American{{Mdash}}covering 12 different products. The shrimp impacted were distributed between July 17 and August 8, 2025, and include both raw and cooked frozen shrimp distributed to Alabama, Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. The shrimp was processed by Indonesian seafood supplier Bahari Makmur Sejati (BMS Foods), which is now on the FDA's Import Alert list.{{zwj}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://creators.yahoo.com/lifestyl...-to-9-states-210750580.html|title=Radioactive shrimp recall is bigger than Walmart β FDA expands investigation to 9 states |date=25 August 2025|website=[[Yahoo News]]}}</ref> Several containers from the same Indonesian supplier had since been denied entry.{{zwj}}<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ypg4rgnrno|title=Walmart recalls shrimp after FDA warns of radioactive isotopes|date=20 August 2025|website=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> The contaminated shrimp, while far below the level of concern, were recalled by Walmart.{{zwj}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Picci |first=Aimee |date=2025-08-19 |title=Walmart recalls Great Value shrimp after FDA warns of risk of radioactive contamination |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/walmart-great-value-shrimp-radioactive-contamination-cesium-137-fda/ |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2025082...imp-radioactive-contamination-cesium-137-fda/ |archive-date=2025-08-21 |website=[[CBS News]]}}</ref> (The FDA's threshold for mandatory action is 1,2000 [[becquerel]]s per kilogram, whereas the contaminated shrimp was 68 Bq/kg, still far above background levels).<ref>https://abc7chicago.com/post/radioa...-walmart-locations-illinois-indiana/17686177/</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Two further recalls were issued August 27 and August 28, by [[AquaStar (USA) Corp]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seafoodnews.com/Story/1...mur-Sejati-Placed-on-FDA-Red-List|title=Major Indonesian Shrimp Exporter PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati Placed on FDA Red List|website=Seafoodnews}}</ref> of Seattle, Washington. The first covered 18,000 bags of {{convert|2|lb|kg}} net of [[Kroger]] Mercado Cooked Medium Peeled Tail-Off Shrimp sold at Bakerβs, Gerbes, Jay C, Kroger, Marianoβs, Metro Market, Pay Less Supermarkets, and Pick βn Save in AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MO, MS, NE, OH, SC, TN, VA, WI, WV between July 24, 2025 and August 11, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-...p-because-possible-health-risk|title=Aquastar (USA) Corp Recalls Kroger Mercado Frozen Cooked Shrimp Because of Possible Health Risk|first=Office of Inspections and|last=Investigations|date=28 August 2025|website=www.fda.gov}}</ref> The second recall covered 26,460 packages of refrigerated Cocktail Shrimp {{convert|6|oz|g}} sold only at Walmarts in AK, AL, AR, CO, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, OH, OK, OR, SD, TN, TX, WA, and WI between July 31, 2025 and August 16, 2025."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-...z-because-possible-health-risk|title=Aquastar (USA) Corp Recalls Cocktail Shrimp 6oz Because of Possible Health Risk|first=Office of Inspections and|last=Investigations|date=29 August 2025|website=www.fda.gov}}</ref>[/td]
[td]Two further recalls were issued August 27 and August 28, by [[AquaStar (USA) Corp]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seafoodnews.com/Story/1...mur-Sejati-Placed-on-FDA-Red-List|title=Major Indonesian Shrimp Exporter PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati Placed on FDA Red List|website=Seafoodnews}}</ref> of Seattle, Washington. The first covered 18,000 bags of {{convert|2|lb|kg}} net of [[Kroger]] Mercado Cooked Medium Peeled Tail-Off Shrimp sold at Bakerβs, Gerbes, Jay C, Kroger, Marianoβs, Metro Market, Pay Less Supermarkets, and Pick βn Save in AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MO, MS, NE, OH, SC, TN, VA, WI, WV between July 24, 2025 and August 11, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-...p-because-possible-health-risk|title=Aquastar (USA) Corp Recalls Kroger Mercado Frozen Cooked Shrimp Because of Possible Health Risk|first=Office of Inspections and|last=Investigations|date=28 August 2025|website=www.fda.gov}}</ref> The second recall covered 26,460 packages of refrigerated Cocktail Shrimp {{convert|6|oz|g}} sold only at Walmarts in AK, AL, AR, CO, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, OH, OK, OR, SD, TN, TX, WA, and WI between July 31, 2025 and August 16, 2025."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-...z-because-possible-health-risk|title=Aquastar (USA) Corp Recalls Cocktail Shrimp 6oz Because of Possible Health Risk|first=Office of Inspections and|last=Investigations|date=29 August 2025|website=www.fda.gov}}</ref>[/td]
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