U.S. Walmart Removes Radioactive Shrimp from Shelves

On August 23, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported that breaded shrimp produced by Indonesian company BMS Food were found to contain cesium-137 levels of 68 becquerels per kilogram, though this did not exceed the intervention standard of 1,200 becquerels per kilogram. As a result, the products were urgently removed from shelves in 13 U.S. states. This incident has reignited public concerns over the ongoing release of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. Although the shrimp’s origin is over 6,000 kilometers away from Fukushima, ocean currents could potentially carry radioactive materials and spread them further.