Jakarta, Oct. 5 -- The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has confirmed that the upstream shrimp production chain in Indonesia is free from radioactive contamination, following international scrutiny and public concern.

The ministry stated that domestically farmed shrimp is safe for consumption.

"The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries guarantees that the upstream sector of Indonesia's shrimp production chain is safe from radioactive contamination," said Head of the Ministry's Marine and Fisheries Product Quality Control and Supervision Agency Ishartini in a statement on Saturday.

The reassurance comes after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently detected traces of radioactive Cesium-137 in a shipment...