Overview

• CBP detected cesium-137 in shipping containers in Los Angeles, Houston, Miami and Savannah, and FDA labs confirmed the isotope in one breaded-shrimp sample linked to PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati.
• Walmart pulled three 2-lb Great Value raw shrimp lots (8005540-1, 8005538-1, 8005539-1; best by 3/15/2027) sold in 13 states and is offering refunds.
• FDA says no product that tested positive entered U.S. commerce; the measured level in the positive sample was about 68 Bq/kg, below the 1,200 Bq/kg intervention level, though repeated exposure can raise cancer risk.
• PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati has been placed on an import alert for chemical contamination, and all containers or products alerting for Cs-137 have been denied entry.
• Consumers and distributors are instructed to discard the specified shrimp, and the FDA and CBP continue tracing products and investigating potential insanitary processing conditions.