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O n Thursday, Southwind Foods, headquartered in Carson, California, recalled multiple brands of frozen shrimp potentially affected by radioactive contamination, according to the U
Further testing revealed a small amount of the Cesium-137, or Cs-137, actually in one sample of breaded shrimp (at which port, they didn’t say). The discovery was enough for the FDA to recommend that Walmart stores stop selling specific Great Value shrimp products,
Louisiana shrimping industry representatives say they aren’t surprised that the Indonesian shrimp came with health risks.
In response to recent reports of imported radioactive shrimp being sold in Wal-Mart, Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser sent the attached letter to President Donald Trump renewing his call to enact a seafood inspection fee to strengthen the safety of America’s food supply.