Radioactive shrimp update: Walmart store brand and 5 other brands recalled
Days after the FDA issued a do-not-eat warning about imported shrimp sold at Walmart, a Florida company actually issued a recall of that shrimp and a California company recalled shrimp sold under five other brands.
So, if you have shrimp in your freezer or thawing in your refrigerator, check to make sure it’s not from Sand Bar, Arctic Shores, Best Yet, First Street, Great American Seafood Imports or Walmart’s Great Value brand.
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This all concerns worries that the shrimp might be contaminated Cesium-137 (Cs-137), a man-made radioactive isotope. Breaded and frozen shrimp from Indonesia’s PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati, which does business as BMS Foods, tested positive from Cs-137, although the FDA said at a “level that would not pose an acute hazard to consumers.”
Still, the FDA has said, repeated low level exposure can increase the risk of cancer.
“At this time, no product that has tested positive or alerted for Cesium-137 (Cs-137) has entered the U.S. marketplace,” the FDA’s Friday update said. “In conjunction with other information, FDA determined that product from PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati violates the Federal Food, Drug, & Cosmetic Act in that it appears to have been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby it may have become contaminated with Cs-137 and may pose a safety concern.”
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Recall of Walmart’s Great Value shrimp
The FDA original do-not-eat warning involved only the three lots of shrimp since recalled by Jacksonville’s Beaver Street Fisheries, Great Value Frozen Raw Shrimp, EZ-Peel, 21-25 per pound.
Lot Nos. 8005538-1, 39-1 and 40-1 have a March 15, 2027 best by date. They were sold from July 28 through Aug. 7 at Walmarts in Florida, Missouri, Kentucky, Mississippi, Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Ohio, Oklahoma and West Virginia.
Throw out this shrimp or take it back to the store for a full refund.
For questions about this recall, phone 904-354-8533, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern time.
Southwind recalls its frozen shrimp
Southern California’s Southwind Foods pulled shrimp sold from July 17 through Aug. 8 to wholesalers and retailers in California, Pennsylvania, Washington, Alabama, Arizona, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Utah and Virginia.
For lot numbers of the 13 shrimp products sold under the five Southwind brands, check the chart here.
Questions can be answered by Southwind at 323-262-8222, Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Eastern time.
This story was originally published August 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM with the headline "Radioactive shrimp update: Walmart store brand and 5 other brands recalled."
