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FDA Recalls 157,000 Pounds of Contaminated Shrimp

9/27/2025

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FDA Recalls Shrimp

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recalls cooked and frozen shrimp due to cesium-137.
Aquastar Corp. recalls 157,000 pounds of shrimp sold at Kroger from June 12–Sept 17, 2025.
Contamination traced to shipping containers from Indonesian firm BMS Foods, which supplies 6% of U.S. shrimp imports.
The FDA blocked imports from another Indonesian firm after cesium-137 was found in cloves.

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FDA Recalls Shrimp

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recalls cooked and frozen shrimp due to cesium-137.
Aquastar Corp. recalls 157,000 pounds of shrimp sold at Kroger from June 12–Sept 17, 2025.
Contamination traced to shipping containers from Indonesian firm BMS Foods, which supplies 6% of U.S. shrimp imports.
The FDA blocked imports from another Indonesian firm after cesium-137 was found in cloves.