More than 26,000 packages of potentially radioactive shrimp near Walmart
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The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has announced Another recall of potentially radioactive frozen shrimp that were sold at Walmart. This is the third Shrimp recall In the past few weeks from one Ongoing FDA examination From imported shrimps from Indonesia, which was contaminated with Caesium-137 (CS-137), which is a radioactive isotope.
At this point, no shrimps that were sold in US stores have been tested positively for CS-137, but the FDA spends callbacks to other imported shrimps that were packed under unsanitary conditions and can therefore be contaminated with CS-137.
How to identify the called Aquastar shrimp
More than 26,000 Aquastar packages (USA) Corp Cocktail Shrimps sold in Walmart are affected by this callback. The shrimp were in the cooling department of Walmarts in Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebkota, Nebaka, Ohio, Ohio, Olsissippi, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, Grandma, Oktana, Michigan. Tennessee, Texas and Washington between July 31 and August 16.
The recalled products were packed in clear plastic shells with red and white labels and all carry the UPC 19434612191 and the Loscodes 10662 5106, 10662 5124 and 10662 5125.
What to do if you have the called back shrimp
You should not consume those with the called Cocktail shrimp. Instead, throw it away or return it to your Walmart business.
Although no diseases have been reported so far-no shrimp sold in the USA have been tested positively for CS-137-the FDA was warned that this does not mean that the shrimp are free of radioactive elements. Therefore the FDA is worried Long -term effects caused by the food of the contaminated shellfish, since even small radiation doses can lead to an increased risk of cancer or acute radiation syndrome.
If you have any questions about this recall, you can contact Aquastar under 1-800-331-3440.
