REPORT: More frozen shrimp recalled by FDA for possible radioactive contamination

ALABAMA (WHNT) — More packages of frozen shrimp have been placed in a U.S. Food and Drug Administration recall due to the potential of being affected by radioactive contamination.

The FDA released a new recall on Thursday, saying California-based Southwind Foods, sold under the brands Sand Bar, Arctic Shores, Best Yet, Great American and First Street, frozen shrimp could also have been affected by radioactive contamination.

Radionuclide, Cesium-137, is a man-made radioisotope of cesium, the FDA said. The primary health effect of concern following longer-term, repeated low-dose exposure (e.g., through consumption of contaminated food or water over time) is an elevated risk of cancer, resulting from damage to DNA within living cells of the body.

The FDA said the bagged, frozen shrimp product was distributed between July 17 and August 8 to retailers, distributors and wholesalers in the following states:

Below is a list of the item descriptions and item numbers, provided by the FDA:

Item Number	Item Description	UPC	Lot Number
08890	FROZEN RAW SHRIMP 31/40 SAND BAR 2LB BAG	011110641182	087305
06350	FROZEN COOKED SHRIMP 31/40 BEST YET 1LB BAG	042187002736	095944
06350	FROZEN COOKED SHRIMP 31/40 BEST YET 1 LB BAG	042187002736	111154
06062	FROZEN COOKED SHRIMP 41/50 BESY YET 1LB BAG	042187002743	095946
08224	FROZEN LARGE COOKED SHRIMP 31/40 ARTIC SHORES 1LB BAG	041130812392	109562
08127	FROZEN SMALL COOKED SHRIMP 61/70 ARTIC SHORES 1LB BAG	041130810497	109540
08128	FROZEN SMALL COOKED SHRIMP 91/120 WHITE ARCTIC SHORES 12OZ BAG	041130810411	109541
08129	FROZEN COOKED SALAD SHRIMP 150-200 ARCTIC SHORES 6OZ BAG	041130811685	109542
06021	FROZEN RAW SHRIMP 16/20 GREAT AMERICAN 2LB BAG	829944010612	125143
06171	FROZEN RAW SHRIMP 16/20 FIRST STREET 2LB BAG	041512179471	130632
06102	FROZEN RAW SHRIMP 71/90 GREAT AMERICAN 2LB BAG	829944010698	128267
08523	FROZEN COOKED SHRIMP MEAT GREAT AMERICAN 1LB BAG	829944092540	134010
06812	FROZEN COOKED SHRIMP 41/60 GREAT AMERICAN 2LB BAG	829944012173	128275

The FDA is actively 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. No illnesses have been reported to date, the FDA said.

Below is a gallery of the frozen shrimp listed in this additional recall:

Consumers who have purchased the recalled frozen shrimp should not consume the product and should dispose of the product or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact the company at 1-323-262-8222 Monday-Friday during normal business hours (8am-4pm Pacific Time).

This set of recalled frozen shrimp comes after the U.S. FDA asked Walmart to pull three lots of Great Value brand frozen shrimp from stores after federal officials detected Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope, in shipping containers and a sample of breaded shrimp imported from Indonesia on August 20.

This initial notice affected 13 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.

This additional recall notice adds seven additional states, bringing the total number of states with the recall to 20.

The FDA also added PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati to a new import alert on August 14 for chemical contamination to stop products from this firm from coming into the U.S. until the firm has resolved the conditions that gave rise to the appearance of the violation.