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Frozen Shrimp RECALL Warning! - When Shrimp Goes Nuclear!

If you thought your shrimp cocktail was bold, meet the shrimp with ambitions: Cesium-137-flavored. 

An urgent public-health alert is warning consumers not to buy, eat, sell, or serve certain lots of frozen shrimp sold at Walmart after U.S. authorities detected traces of the radioactive isotope Cesium-137 (Cs-137) in shipping containers from the supplier.

Before you throw out every crustacean in your freezer and start a nationwide boycott of surf-and-turf, here are the facts — presented with the seriousness of a health advisory and the levity of someone who really, really misses buttery shrimp scampi!

What happened?

U.S. Customs and Border Protection found Cesium-137 in shipping containers tied to PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati, an Indonesian supplier. 

The alert centers on Great Value brand frozen raw shrimp sold at Walmart. 

The specific lots flagged are 8005540-1, 8005538-1, and 8005539-1, all carrying a best-by date of 3/15/2027.

Also incudes:

  • Sand Bar 2lb bag frozen raw shrimp 31/40, item number 08890, UPC 011110641182, lot number 087305
  • Best Yet 1lb bag frozen cooked shrimp 31/40, item number 06350, UPC 042187002736, lot numbers 095944, 111154
  • Best Yet 1lb bag frozen cooked shrimp 31/40, item number 06062, UPC 042187002743, lot numbers 095946
  • Artic Shores 1lb bag frozen large cooked shrimp 31/40, item number 08224, UPC 041130812392, lot number 109562
  • Artic Shores 1lb bag frozen small cooked shrimp 61/70, item number 08127, UPC 041130810497, lot number 109540
  • White Arctic Shores 12oz bag frozen small cooked shrimp, item number 08128, UPC 041130810411, lot number 109541
  • Arctic Shores 6oz bag frozen cooked salad shrimp, item number 08129, UPC 041130811685, lot number 109542
  • Great American 2lb bag frozen raw shrimp 16/20, item number 06021, UPC 829944010612, lot number 125143
  • First Street 2lb bag frozen raw shrimp 16/20, item number 06171, UPC 041512179471, lot number 130632
  • Great American 2lb bag frozen raw shrimp 71/90, item number 06102, UPC 829944010698, lot number 128267
  • Great American 1lb bag frozen cooked shrimp meat, item number 08523, UPC 829944092540, lot number 134010
  • Great American 2lb bag frozen cooked shrimp 41/60, item number 06812, UPC 829944012173, lot number 128275

The affected product was distributed across a broad swath of the United States: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, and West Virginia. If you live in one of these states (or know someone who does), check your freezer like it’s a small, suspicious time capsule.

The science bit (short version)

Cesium-137 is a radioactive isotope that can increase cancer risk with long-term exposure. That’s why finding it in a shipping container — and potentially in food — sets off alarm bells. 

Is every shrimp in America glowing ominously?

Not necessarily. 

The Department of Homeland Security and Customs detected Cs-137 in the shipping containers; one shipment of breaded shrimp tested positive. 

The FDA has not yet confirmed contamination in products currently for sale, and it believes the shrimp may have been held in insanitary conditions that could pose a safety risk. 

The supplier has been placed on an import alert while investigators sort out where the radioactivity came from and whether any contaminated product made it to store shelves.

Translation: we don’t yet have a kitchen-apocalypse, but regulators are playing it extremely safe — and so should you!

What you should do (and not do)

  • Do not buy, eat, sell, or serve shrimp from the listed lot codes.

  • Do check your freezer for the lot numbers 8005540-1, 8005538-1, 8005539-1 and the best-by date 3/15/2027.

  • Do discard the product or return it to Walmart for a full refund. (Yes, even if the shrimp were destined to be the hero of taco night.)

  • Retailers and distributors: dispose of the product immediately per the advisory.

  • If you already ate some and feel fine: relax — one-off exposure is not the same as long-term contamination. If you have health concerns, contact your doctor. (And maybe skip the “lobster thermidor of doom” jokes at your next appointment.)

What the agencies are doing

  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection detected Cesium-137 in shipping containers.

  • FDA testing is ongoing; they have not yet confirmed contamination in products currently on sale.

  • PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati is on an import alert pending further investigation.

Why it matters

Radioactive contamination of food is rare but serious. 

Cesium-137 is not something you want as a secret ingredient. 

Even the rumor of radioactivity in a grocery aisle shakes consumer confidence and forces regulators to act with caution. 

The good news is that agencies are on it — the bad news is that sometimes research and testing take time, and time is the one thing nobody wants to spend in front of an empty freezer.

Final note

Nobody wants to turn shrimp into a geopolitical plot twist, and nobody wants to be alarmist. 

But public safety is non-negotiable. 

If your shrimp’s lot code matches 8005540-1, 8005538-1, or 8005539-1, and the best-by date is 3/15/2027, do the responsible thing: send it back for a refund and let regulators do the rad-checking. 

Your cocktail party will survive. Hopefully with less existential dread.


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