Published on, Aug. 20 -- August 20, 2025 5:29 PM

US health officials have announced a recall of frozen shrimp after detecting possible radioactive contamination, raising food safety concerns across multiple states where the product had already been distributed.

The seafood, imported from an Indonesian company named PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati, was supplied to retail giant Walmart and sold in 13 states, according to a statement by the Food and Drug Administration.

Authorities confirmed that the recall followed the detection of Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope, in certain shrimp shipments. However, they added that the levels found were minimal and posed no immediate hazard.

Despite no shrimp tested in US stores showing traces of radioacti...