The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expanding its warning about radioactive shrimp, recalling more brands due to possible contamination. The federal health agency said earlier this week nearly 18,000 bags of frozen Kroger Mercado Cooked Medium Peeled Tail-Off Shrimp and 26,460 packages of cocktail shrimp , both from Seattle-based Aquastar Corp, were recalled because of potential contamination with the radioactive isotope Cesium-137 (Cs-137). Earlier alerts had warned about contamination among Walmart's Great Value shrimp and frozen shrimp sold by California-based company Southwind Foods . The FDA said all of the brands were processed by the Indonesian supplier PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati, operating as BMS Foods, and the company has been placed under a full import alert . PT. Bahari Makmu

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