If you’ve bought frozen shrimp from Kroger, check your freezers. A Seattle, Washington, company has expanded an earlier recall of various packages of frozen shrimp to include shrimp sold at the nationwide grocer because of possible contamination.
Various packages of Kroger frozen raw and cooked shrimp, as well as shrimp skewers, are being recalled because of a possible health risk. AquaStar (USA) Corp, a Seattle, Washington company, announced the expanded recall that was first announced in August and included shrimp sold under other brands and not in stores located in Michigan at that time.
Health officials issued a company alert from Aquastar on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) website for the shrimp that may have been prepared or packed and held under “insanitary conditions” and may have become “contaminated” with cesium-137 (Cs-137).
According to the alert, Cesium-137 is a “man-made radioisotope of cesium” and “traces of Cs-137 are widespread and 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.”
It was the U.S. Customs & Border Protection who alerted the FDA after detecting Cs-137 in shipping containers at U.S. ports in Los Angeles, Houston, Savannah and Miami.
The health concern with Cs-137, the AquaStar company alert said, is that long-term and repeated low-dose exposure through consuming contaminated food or water over time “is an elevated risk of cancer, resulting from damage to DNA within living cells of the body.”
The affected shrimp listed in the expanded recall was sold at Kroger stores and its umbrella of stores, including Fred Meyer, Fry’s and Ralphs, in more than 30 states, including Michigan.
According to the recall alert, the FDA’s ongoing investigation determined that the product from PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati violates the Federal Food, Drug, & Cosmetic Act. The FDA also added the company to an “import alert” for chemical contamination and stopped products from entering the U.S.
More than 80,000 bags are being recalled.
AquaStar (USA) Corp recalled these products:
While the recall began in late August, it was recently expanded to include the Kroger products.Frozen shrimp being recalled have these UPC and lot codes as well as “Best if Used By” date.
Kroger Raw Colossal EZ Peel Shrimp in a transparent 2-pound bag and the following codes:
UPC 20011110643906, lot code 10662 5085 10, Best If Used By: 03 26 27UPC 20011110643906, lot code 10662 5097 11, Best If Used By: 04 07 27UPC 20011110643906, lot code 10662 5106 11, Best If Used By: 04 16 27UPC 20011110643906, lot code 10662 5107 10, Best If Used By: 04 17 27UPC 20011110643906, lot code 10662 5111 11, Best If Used By: 04 21 27UPC 20011110643906, lot code 10662 5112 10, Best If Used By: 04 22 27UPC 20011110643906, lot code 10662 5113 10, Best If Used By: 04 23 27UPC 20011110643906, lot code 10662 5113 11, Best If Used By: 04 23 27UPC 20011110643906, lot code 10662 5114 10, Best If Used By: 04 24 27UPC 20011110643906, lot code 10662 5114 11, Best If Used By: 04 24 27
Kroger Mercado Cooked Medium Peeled Tail-Off Shrimp in clear plastic 2-pound packages with a white label with green stripes on top of each bag and have the following codes:
UPC 011110626196, lot code 10662 5112 11, Best Before: 10 22 2027UPC 011110626196, lot code 10662 5113 10, Best Before: 10 23 2027
The recalled AquaStar Raw Peeled Tail-on Shrimp Skewers in 1.25 pound packages with a black top and blue bottom and printed pictures of the skewers inside, and has the following codes:
UPC 731149390010, lot code 10662 5127 10, Best If Used By: 11 07 2027UPC 731149390010, lot code 10662 5128 11, Best If Used By: 11 08 2027UPC 731149390010, lot code 10662 5133 11, Best If Used By: 11 13 2027UPC 731149390010, lot code 10662 5135 10, Best If Used By: 11 15 2027
The list is also available at fda.gov.
The FDA is investigating reports of “Cesium-137 contamination in shipping containers and frozen shrimp products processed by PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati (doing business as BMS Foods) of Indonesia,” according to the recall alert.
In a statement issued Aug. 19, 2025, the FDA said at that time no products tested positive for Cesium-137 and entered the U.S. marketplace.
“The primary health effect of concern following longer term, repeated low dose exposure (e.g., through consumption of contaminated food or water over time) is an elevated risk of cancer, resulting from damage to DNA within living cells of the body,” according to the alert.
The FDA recommends that:
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