Walmart Recalls Shrimp After FDA Warns Of Radioactive Contamination

This is the last thing you want to have in your shrimp.

Walmart has announced it has recalled its Great Value shrimp due to radioactive contamination.

The retail chain announced the recall after the FDA announced the shrimp may have been tainted with radioactive isotopes.

The FDA is warning the public not to eat, sell or serve certain Great Value raw frozen shrimp sold at Walmart due to possible contamination with Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope. https://t.co/7WTfQ1YQxS pic.twitter.com/WWYErCAYyK

— ABC News (@ABC) August 19, 2025

CBS provided the following report on the possible radioactive shrimp:

Walmart said it is recalling some frozen shrimp after the Food and Drug Administration warned that the seafood items, sold under the Great Value label, are at risk of radioactive contamination and shouldn’t be consumed.

The frozen shrimp were imported from Indonesian company PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati and sold at Walmart stores as Great Value brand frozen raw shrimp, the FDA said on Tuesday. The agency noted it has recommended that Walmart recall the product.

“The health and safety of our customers is always a top priority. We have issued a sales restriction and removed this product from our impacted stores. We are working with the supplier to investigate,” Walmart said in an email to CBS News.

The company added that consumers who bought the shrimp shouldn’t eat it and should throw it out. Customers can contact the store where they purchased the product for a full refund, it added.

The shrimp could be contaminated with a radioactive isotope called Cesium-137, although the FDA said that no products as of yet have tested positive for it. The agency said it issued the warning about Walmart’s Great Value shrimp after it had detected Cesium-137 in a single shipment of frozen shrimp from PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati.

FDA urges Walmart to recall potentially radioactive shrimp — and cites heightened cancer risks https://t.co/Dku3gHhgjw pic.twitter.com/PUpKCRG3eB

— New York Post (@nypost) August 19, 2025

The New York Post reported there are also cancer risks:

US regulators are warning customers not to eat or serve potentially radioactive shrimp sold at Walmart — citing possible health dangers including a higher risk of cancer.

Frozen raw shrimp sold by Walmart’s private label Great Value has been recalled after US Customs and Border Protection detected Cesium-137 in the supplier’s shipping containers at ports in Los Angeles, Houston, Savannah and Miami.

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“If you have recently purchased raw frozen shrimp from Walmart that matches this description, throw it away. Do not eat or serve this product,” the FDA said in a press release Tuesday.

Recalled products:

Great Value brand frozen raw shrimp, lot code: 8005540-1, Best by Date: 3/15/2027

Great Value brand frozen raw shrimp, lot code: 8005538-1, Best by Date: 3/15/2027

Great Value brand frozen raw shrimp, lot code: 8005539-1, Best by Date: 3/15/2027