The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expanding a recall of frozen shrimp products days after border officials detected a radioactive isotope at four ports around the country. Southwinds Foods, a food distributor based in California,

Shrimp from Indonesia contaminated with man-made Cesium-137 found at US ports, FDA warns consumers not to eat Great Value frozen shrimp.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning that Great Value brand shrimp sold at Walmart in 12 U.S. states contained unsafe levels of the radioactive isotope cesium-137. Although not enough to cause acute radiation poisoning—which could cause serious health issues or even death—repeated exposure over a long period could increase risk for cardiovascular disease and cancer.

I cover the intersection of leadership, culture & equity in business. According to a press release by FDA officials, the contaminated shrimp originated from Indonesia and was processed by PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati also known as BMS Foods. Due to this recall ...