{"id":174469,"date":"2025-08-25T13:54:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T13:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/174469\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T13:54:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T13:54:09","slug":"jacksonville-seafood-company-recalls-frozen-raw-shrimp-over-possible-radioactive-contamination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/174469\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville seafood company recalls frozen raw shrimp over possible radioactive contamination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>JACKSONVILLE, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 A Jacksonville seafood company voluntarily recalled a frozen raw shrimp product over possible radioactive contamination, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Beaver Street Fisheries, located on W Beaver Street, announced on Friday that it would recall a limited quantity of Great Value Frozen Raw Shrimp EZ-Peel &amp; Deveined Tail-On 21-25 Per lb as a precautionary measure recommended by the FDA regarding possible Cesium-137 (Cs-137) contamination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">According to the FDA, Cs-137 is a man-made radioactive form of cesium that can be present in the environment at background levels, and at higher levels in water or foods grown, raised, or produced in areas with environmental contamination.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The recalled product was distributed in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia, and was available for purchase at some Walmart stores from July 28 to Aug. 7.<\/p>\n<p><b>Product details:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 kDvXdO font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p><b>Product Name: <\/b>Great Value Frozen Raw Shrimp EZ-Peel &amp; Deveined Tail-On 21-25 Per lb<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p><b>Packaging: <\/b>Plastic bag<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p><b>Item UPC \/ Lot Codes \/ Best By Dates:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 ehhZIC\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>UPC 078742133898, Lot Code 8005540-1, Best by Date: 3\/15\/2027.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>UPC 078742133898, Lot Code 8005538-1, Best by Date: 3\/15\/2027.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\">\n<p>UPC 078742133898, Lot Code 8005539-1, Best by Date: 3\/15\/2027.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This frozen raw shrimp product was recalled over possible radioactive contamination. (Food and Drug Administration)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Consumers who bought the recalled frozen shrimp should not eat it and should dispose of the product or return it to the store they bought it from for a full refund, the FDA said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Cs-137 is used in small amounts for calibration of radiation\u00a0detection equipment. Exposure to Cs-137 can increase the risk of cancer because of the presence of\u00a0high-energy gamma radiation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">No illnesses have been reported due to the recalled product, officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/radiation\/radionuclide-basics-cesium-137#:~:text=Large%20amounts%20of%20Cs%2D137%20are%20not%20found%20in%20the,tissue%2C%20which%20increases%20cancer%20risk.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/radiation\/radionuclide-basics-cesium-137#:~:text=Large%20amounts%20of%20Cs%2D137%20are%20not%20found%20in%20the,tissue%2C%20which%20increases%20cancer%20risk.\"><b>Click here to learn more about Cs-137<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">For additional questions, consumers are asked to call customer service at 904-354-8533.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/safety\/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts\/beaver-street-fisheries-llc-recalls-great-value-frozen-raw-shrimp-because-possible-health-risk#recall-announcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/safety\/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts\/beaver-street-fisheries-llc-recalls-great-value-frozen-raw-shrimp-because-possible-health-risk#recall-announcement\"><b>To learn more about the recall, visit this website.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 A Jacksonville seafood company voluntarily recalled a frozen raw shrimp product over possible radioactive contamination,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":174470,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5136],"tags":[5229,2436,3188,723,210,7310,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-174469","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-consumer","10":"tag-fl","11":"tag-florida","12":"tag-health","13":"tag-jacksonville","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-united-states-of-america","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}