Walmart recalls shrimp after FDA warns of radioactive isotopes
Walmart recalled shrimp products in 13 American states after shipping seafood has been tested positive for radioactive contamination.
The Food and Drug Administration of the United States said that varieties of frozen shrimp sold under the Great Value de Walmart label could have been exposed to a dangerous isotope in shipping containers.
A sample of breaded shrimp was tested positive for the substance, but this positive sample “has not entered US trade,” said the FDA.
Consumers are advised to throw recently purchased Walmart shrimps that correspond to this description – and not to eat it or serve it.
“The health and safety of our customers are always an absolute priority,” Walmart spokesperson for the BBC told. “We have published a sales restriction and deleted this product from our affected stores. We work with the supplier to investigate.”
The spokesperson added that consumers who had bought the recalled products can visit any Walmart location for a full refund.
The shrimp recalled were sold in Walmart locations in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgie, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginie-Western and the buyers of these states were notified to be caused.
He came from an Indonesian supplier who has since seen a number of shipping containers denied entering the United States, said the FDA.
A shipment has been tested positive for cesium-137, the radioactive shape of the cesium of the chemical element.
The amount contained in the dispatch tested held by the FDA was not enough to cause consumer -acute damage, but exposure over time could have a high risk of cancer by damaging living cells in the body, agency officials said.
