Overview

• The FDA-listed recall covers three items—Kroger Raw Colossal EZ Peel Shrimp, Kroger Mercado Cooked Medium Peeled Tail-Off Shrimp, and AquaStar Raw Peeled Tail-on Shrimp Skewers—sold June 12 to Sept. 17 at Kroger-owned banners including Ralphs, Fred Meyer, King Soopers and others.
• The action follows earlier recalls tied to Indonesian processor PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati, which remains on an FDA import alert as U.S. Customs and Border Protection increases screening of its shipments.
• Regulators cite a confirmed sample measuring about 68 becquerels per kilogram of cesium-137, far below the FDA’s 1,200 Bq/kg intervention level, yet warn that repeated low-dose ingestion can elevate long-term cancer risk.
• The FDA notes that no product that tested positive entered U.S. commerce and that the current withdrawal stems from concerns the products may have been prepared or held under insanitary conditions that could allow contamination.
• Investigators are still determining the source of contamination, with officials and the IAEA pointing to potential issues involving contaminated metal at an industrial site near the Indonesian processing facility.