The FDA said it is working with distributors and retailers that received the shrimp from BMS Foods "to recommend that firms conduct a recall," according to the press release.
If the FDA is confident enough to warn us about it, why aren't they forcing a recall?
Has it occurred to you that some people may like eating radioactive shrimp? They should be free to do so!
Honestly, I'm upset at these Big Government Nanny State tactics, trying to scare me into not eating the radioactive shrimp which I've heard are actually healthier than regular shrimp.
Can we get DOGE to investigate these guys? Who is bankrolling them to spread misinformation?
Mmm... Spongy jaw...
I fully support any people who want to eat radioactive shrimp to be allowed to eat radioactive shrimp
Says the EPA limit is 1200Bq/kg, and the shrimp are at 68Bq/kg, so its nowhere near the limit. The way I see it I can eat 17.6kg or 38.8lbs of that shrimp before it hits that limit, and I know those limits are conservative for safety reasons, so I can exceed that without too much concern.
Based on some other limits from the NRC and some very rough math I would be willing to eat up to 98000 pounds of that per year. I'll play it safe and take about 2000 pounds of free shrimp please.
Why is this even an issue in that case, then?
Makes for a good headline. Radiation is the thing few people understand and most people fear.
I suppose the possibility exists that the number stated is what was found, but if the shrimp was only spot checked then contamination could exist in higher concentrations. Really depends on how it got contaminated which they dont say.
That would require taking responsibility.
The FDA still exists?
For now
"Radioactive shrimp from Walmart" sounds like good sci-fi.
Joking aside, Walmart is a prolific human rights abuser. People in not only USA, but Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, and China have been reported to have intensive labor exploitation and abuse.
Forced labor, wage theft, sexual harassment, and sweatshop conditions with extremely low pay and long hours are among reports. Also, forced prison labor in Southeast Asia linked to their suppliers, allegations involving Uyghur forced labor in China, ... just .. ugh.
Well, you can’t make obscenely large profits with ever-increasing rates of increase without those things
Yes, only eat the shrimp loaded with agricultural runoff and microplastics
RFK Jr: no guys it’s cool, it’ll make you healthy. It’ll replace vaccines. It’s all natural.
I have seasoned these shrimp personally. They are very high in radiation, just like the healthy sun that bring us all life.
Please God let them add radioactive shrimp to the next Fallout game.
the next Fallout game.
Next one might not be a game.
💀💀💀💀
Living in the USA in 2025 is like that movie Cabin in the Woods. Basically every conceivable way for the country to end is happening simultaneously, all at once, and even then nobody bet on the radioactive shrimp, not even the maintenance crew. Granted, the reason they didn't bet on the shrimp is because they all got furloughed by DOGE back in February.
AS THE LEGENDS FORETOLD, THE AGE OF SHRIMP-MAN IS NIGH.
WITH THE INTELLIGENCE AND GENERAL APPEARANCE OF A MAN, AND THE COLOUR AND EXOSKELETON OF A SHRIMP, NO EVIL IN THIS WORLD IS KMGHTY ENOUGH TO STOP SHRIMP MAN.
Why couldn't they just put the lot codes in numerical order!?
Fuck you, I want shrimp powers
But it says "Great Value" on the package. Which is it?
Hear that, MAGAs? Woke Walmart says you can eat the shrimp you just bought.
Abundance of crime and slavery in the shrimp food chain still OK, apparently. (It's really depressing :/)
This wasn't on my vegan bingo sheet.
There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that's about it. Oh and cesium shrimp. But really, that's basically it.
Has anyone an idea where this contamination comes from? With a half-life of Cs-137 of 30 years, the pretty mild dosage and no knowledge of how long those shrimp were on ice, there are a lot of possible sources without info about the amount of Barium contained or am i wrong?
Is this contamination or is Cs-137 used in shrimp farming in some other context? Other than this final flavor preparation, I mean.
I guess they found out when they saw a couple glow in the shark :3
The FDA put out a warning. Well clearly there's another agency that should abolished and be left up to the states.
/s.
How did you get your superpowers?
I bought shrimp at Walmart.
The radioactivity is probably the healthiest ingredient in any “fresh” seafood you can buy at Walmart
They're trying to keep all the shrimp powers to themselves
Future canoe will take his chances. Is it green like the chicken?
The seafood is radioactive?
@lemmy.zip, if you have to proxy image links, could you please not break them?
Here I was thinking Fission Blast Shrimp was just the branding!
I thought I was just enjoying it, but now the warm sensation in my stomach makes more sense. That and the sudden tail I started growing...
Can FDA do something with Walmart or the US is this fixed on individual responsibility?
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