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US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Tuesday that it is actively checking after a shipment Walmart shrimp A positive test was done for an man -made radioactive material.
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) warned the FDA to detect contamination in Cesium -137 (CS -137) shipping containers and frozen shrimp products. Processed in Indonesia According to a news release from the FDA, four American ports including Los Angeles, Houston, Miami and Savannah, Georgia.
Authorities collected several samples for radionuclide analysis, confirmed the CS -137 in a sample of the braided shrimp. Shrimp supplierPT. The deaf Makmur Sejati (aka BMS Foods) was added to the “Red List”, which means that its products can be sold in the US until the problem is solved.
The frozen shrimp conducted a positive test for radioactive contamination. (Fox News / Fox News)
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Officials said the product appears to be prepared, packed or held under crazy conditions, contaminating with CS -137.
The CBP flagged off the contaminated shipping containers, the FDA on Thursday issued an import warning for chemical contamination.
Walmart allegedly received potentially contaminated Raw shrimp The first identification was imported by the CBP after the date, but according to the release, not alerted for CS -137 from shipment.
The FDA urged to remember the shrimp affected by Walmart. (Fox News / Fox News)
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Walmart immediately remembered Shrimp in the direction of FDA.
“Health and safety of our customers is always a top priority,” Walmart wrote Fox Business in a statement. “We have released a sales ban and lifted this product from our affected store. We are working with the supplier for investigation.”
The FDA said that the CBP continues to coordinate to prevent any contaminated products from reaching consumers.
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The agency said it is working with the Indonesian seafood regulatory authorities to investigate the root cause of contamination.
FDA officials said that consumers should not eat raw frozen shrimp with great values with Walmart to Lot Code: 8005540-1, 8005538-1 and 8005539-1.
Those who have recently bought the affected shrimp should throw away, the officials said.
The FDA stated that the product seems to have been prepared, packed or in a state of madness, causing contamination. (Istock / istock)
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CS-137 is a man-made radioactive material created during nuclear reactions. The trace of CS -137 can be found in the environment, including soil, food and air.
Any unexpected discovery of CS-137 in the food product is evaluated by FDA, to determine whether the follow-up action has been warrant based on the case-case.
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The FDA stated that it would continue to work to detect all implicated products processed by BMS foods through the supply chain.
BMS Foods did not immediately respond to the request of Fox Business to comment.
