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 ...

The shrimp was processed by PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati, also known as BMS Foods. The issue came to light after the US Customs officials detected cesium-137 (Cs-137), a radioactive form of cesium, in a shipping container carrying shrimp. “FDA detected Cs ...