FDA: More Indonesian Shrimp Recalled as Potentially ‘Radioactive’

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expanding a recall of certain brands of shrimp that were imported from Indonesia and may be contaminated with a radioactive isotope called Cesium-137 (Cs-137).

While the recalled shrimp may not present an “acute hazard” to consumers, long term exposure of Cs-137 from contaminated food or water creates an “elevated risk of cancer, resulting from damage to DNA within living cells of the body,” according to the FDA.

All of the recalled shrimp comes from products processed by PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati, a company located in Indonesia and doing business as BMS Foods, according to the most recent FDA advisory.

The FDA also stated:

In conjunction with other information, FDA determined that product from PT. Bahari Makmur

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