Overview

• California-based Southwind Foods voluntarily recalled a limited quantity of frozen shrimp sold under Sand Bar, Arctic Shores, Best Yet, Great American, and First Street, distributed July 17–Aug. 8 to retailers and wholesalers in nine states.
• The latest action follows Walmart’s removal of select Great Value frozen shrimp in 13 states after federal testing flagged cesium-137 in shipping containers and confirmed it in one breaded-shrimp sample linked to the same Indonesian source.
• FDA and Customs officials said the containers that tested positive were stopped at ports in Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, and Savannah, and no contaminated product entered U.S. commerce.
• A reported reading of about 68 Bq/kg in the detained shipment is well below the FDA’s 1,200 Bq/kg intervention level, and no illnesses have been reported.
• PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati (BMS Foods) has been placed on import alert as U.S. and Indonesian authorities conduct tracebacks and additional testing, and consumers are advised to discard or return recalled shrimp for refunds.