Overview

• Southwind Foods voluntarily recalled a limited quantity of frozen raw and cooked shrimp distributed July 17 to Aug. 8 in Alabama, Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia and Washington.
• Affected brands include Sand Bar, Arctic Shores, Best Yet, Great American and First Street, with UPC, item and lot numbers posted by the FDA for identification.
• The recall follows federal detections of cesium-137 in containers at four U.S. ports and in a sampled Indonesian shipment that did not enter U.S. commerce.
• PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati of Indonesia has been placed on an FDA import alert that blocks further shipments as the agency works with Indonesian regulators.
• Consumers are advised not to eat the recalled shrimp and to discard or return it for refunds, and no illnesses have been reported to date.