Overview

• AquaStar recalled 26,460 six-ounce cocktail shrimp packages sold at Walmart in 27 states, alongside about 18,000 Kroger‑branded two‑pound bags, expanding actions that began earlier in August.
• All affected products were processed by PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati of Indonesia, which is now under a full FDA import alert for chemical contamination tied to suspected insanitary conditions.
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection flagged containers at ports in Los Angeles, Houston, Miami and Savannah, and the FDA confirmed cesium‑137 in a single shrimp sample.
• The confirmed level measured about 68 becquerels per kilogram, well below the FDA’s 1,200 Bq/kg intervention threshold, and some recalls have been classified as Class II hazards.
• The FDA says no product that tested positive entered U.S. commerce and advises consumers to not eat the recalled shrimp and to discard it or return it for a refund.