Walmart’s ‘radioactive shrimp’ recall isn’t a reason to fear irradiated food
Andrew Paul
created: Aug. 21, 2025, 2:34 p.m. | updated: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:25 p.m.
Even if you’re not tracking the latest in food safety, you’re likely aware of the FDA’s advisory concerning Walmart’s radioactive frozen shrimp.
Either way, she believes the breaded frozen shrimp recall is “definitely a cause for concern” for the food industry-at-large.
“It seems to me that the radiation that was found was because of contaminated containers, not because of contaminated food products,” he says.
“Food safety isn’t necessarily a sexy thing….
The FDA and Southwinds Food said that the company is “voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of frozen shrimp” due to possible contamination with Cesium-137.
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