Louisiana Senator John Kennedy , a Republican , compared radioactive shrimp to the deadly extraterrestrial creatures from the Alien film franchise.

His remarks came during a Senate hearing on water contamination, where he suggested that consuming tainted seafood could leave people resembling a Xenomorph.

Why It Matters

Kennedy's comments come as recalls of frozen shrimp feared to be radioactive have been designated the second-highest health hazard warning, a Class II, by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Florida-based Beaver Street Fisheries is voluntarily recalling 33,164 pounds of frozen raw shrimp over concerns that certain lots may be contaminated with cesium-137 (Cs-137), a man-made radioisotope produced in nuclear fission. The products were available in Walmart s

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