Radioactive shrimp recall expanded for bags sold at Kroger stores

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A recall for potentially radioactive shrimp has been expanded to include more products sold at Kroger stores across the United States, according to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration alert.

Aquastar Corp. said on Saturday it recalled nearly 157,000 additional pounds of shrimp due to possible contamination with cesium 137, a radioactive isotope.

The risk appears to be small, but the shrimp could pose a "potential health concern" for people exposed to low levels of cesium 137 over time, the FDA said.

Expanded recall

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The new recall i ncludes nearly 50,000 bags of Kroger Raw Colossal EZ Peel Shrimp, about 18,000 bags of Kroger Mercado Cooked Medium Peeled Tail-Off Shrimp and more than 17,000 bags of AquaStar Peeled Tail-on Shrimp Skewers.

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