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FDA warns public not to eat possibly radioactive shrimp sold at Walmart

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FDA warns public not to eat possibly radioactive shrimp sold at Walmart

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FDA warns public not to eat possibly radioactive shrimp sold at Walmart

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FDA warns public not to eat possibly radioactive shrimp sold at Walmart

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The FDA put out a warning. Well clearly there's another agency that should abolished and be left up to the states.
/s.
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.
So it's actually mirelurk meat.
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.
The seafood is radioactive?
@lemmy.zip, if you have to proxy image links, could you please not break them?
I guess they found out when they saw a couple glow in the shark :3
Future canoe will take his chances. Is it green like the chicken?
- He has been eating radioactive chicken for years so he is probably immunized
This is perfect for my new seafood diet. It is so simple, I cesium food, I eat ze yum food.
They're trying to keep all the shrimp powers to themselves
- Imagine punching so fast that you create a sonic boom.
  They are right to be worried
Probably should warn not to eat any animals too. It's the leading cause of death in the US..
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?
- https://www.fda.gov/food/alerts-advisories-safety-information/fda-advises-public-not-eat-sell-or-serve-certain-imported-frozen-shrimp-indonesian-firm
  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?
  
  Significantly less than you get from eating one banana.
- That would require taking responsibility.
But it says "Great Value" on the package. Which is it?
- they do have a great value, but in röntgens
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.
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?
- The shorter the half-life, the more radiation the element is emitting. 30 years is quite short.
  
  I know that, but there are a few things that might have caused this. Mushrooms and boar meat in some areas in Germany are still radioactive from chernobyl
- I can't find anything, but Cs-137 is used in food irradiation, so that's a possibility.
  
  For those wondering or panicking because they never heard of this, food irradiation is normal and common and a good thing, it's not typically ionizing radiation that turns something radioactive, it's more like how microwaves work but the non-heating kind. This was some kind of really rare fuckup.
~~Radioactive~~ Spicy shrimp
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.
Paging future_canoe for a new challenge
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
Fuck you, I want shrimp powers
- especially if it's this supershrimp, you know, the one with 18 eyes ? strikes its claws at 20% the speed of light ? creating a vacuum fronted by a blinding plasma bubble, turning everything in its vicinity into shrimp-flavoured ash ?? ring a bell ??
  
  Fuck that, go Pistol shrimp. It can clap it's claw so hard it sending out a blinding jet of plasma, and a directed shockwave which can stun nearby fish. Pistol shrimp make enough noise that nuclear submarines use them to hide from passive sonar.
  
  Mantis shrimp
This wasn't on my vegan bingo sheet.
Why couldn't they just put the lot codes in numerical order!?
Yes, only eat the shrimp loaded with agricultural runoff and microplastics
- Don't forget the antibiotics.
- As god intended
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...
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 :/)
The radioactivity is probably the healthiest ingredient in any “fresh” seafood you can buy at Walmart
How did you get your superpowers?
I bought shrimp at Walmart.
If you’re buying shrimp at Walmart, you kinda deserve what’s coming to you.
- Nobody deserves tainted food.
  
  You’re right, I do honestly agree with you.
  Perhaps better said would be if you’re buying shrimp from Walmart, don’t be surprised at what happens.
  I 100% mean this as an indictment of Walmart.
  
  Nobody
  I mean... I could name a few...
- In some areas, Walmart is the only option.
  
  Not buying shrimp is an option.
- You are being downvoted because you are a terrible person and you should be ashamed
  
  Zing.
  Oh no, not downvotes.
- Walmart is a grocery store
What super power do we get?
- Turn into prawn man?
  
  My son saw this with me and started giggling harder than I was.
  
  Yes, but with cancer
  
  Hello, little guy. It's the sweetie man coming. Here's a sweetie for you, okay?
- The power of Cancer
Can FDA do something with Walmart or the US is this fixed on individual responsibility?
- Irradiation does NOT make an object radioactive itself!

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