More bags of shrimp are being recalled for possible radioactive contamination — expanding an initial recall to include more affected brands and stores, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The initial recall was made last month when the FDA was investigating reports of Cesium-137 contamination in shipping containers and frozen shrimp products processed by PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati — doing business as BMS Foods — of Indonesia.
It was detected in shipping containers at four U.S. ports: Los Angeles, California; Houston, Texas; Miami, Florida; and Savannah, Georgia.
The latest recall includes products sold by AquaStar (USA) Corp, because they may have been prepared, packed, or held under insanitary conditions whereby they may have become contaminated with cesium-137 (Cs-13