FDA: Miami among ports where radioactive contamination detected in Walmart frozen shrimp shipments

Federal officials are warning consumers not to eat Walmart’s Great Value frozen shrimp after shipments imported from Indonesia were flagged for possible radioactive contamination at several U.S. ports, including Miami.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that Customs and Border Protection detected Cesium-137, a man-made radioactive isotope, in shipping containers carrying frozen shrimp processed by PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati, also known as BMS Foods.

While a contaminated product has not entered U.S. commerce, the FDA said shrimp imported after the initial detection may pose a safety concern because of unsanitary conditions and possible exposure.

Walmart has been advised to recall three specific lots of its Great Value frozen raw white shrimp, each with a best-by date of Mar