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,

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.

Walmart has recalled frozen, raw shrimp sold in 13 states because of potential radioactive contamination. Lowcountry shrimpers continue to advocate for local sourcing

PT Bahari Makmur Sejati (BMS) has temporarily halted shrimp exports to the United States due to the discovery of radioactive contamination.