Do Not Eat the Radioactive Shrimp!
created: Aug. 21, 2025, 2:35 p.m. | updated: Aug. 26, 2025, 4:28 p.m.
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning that Great Value brand shrimp sold at Walmart in 12 U.S. states contained unsafe levels of the radioactive isotope cesium-137.
The agency hasn’t recorded unsafe radiation levels in products sold at Walmart, but did detect the isotope’s presence at four U.S. ports.
In fact, this is such a well-known source of agriculture radiation that scientists have informally labeled safe radiation levels as “ banana equivalent dose ” (or BED) for decades.
Bahari Makmur Sejati, or BMS Foods—tested positive for unsafe levels of the radioactive isotope cesium-137.
The FDA is advising customers to throw away any Great Value brand frozen raw shrimp with the expiration date of 3/15/2027.
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