The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Food)·H-0380-2026·Announced 2026-01-14

Market 32 frozen raw shrimp recalled over possible Cesium-137 contamination

Direct Source Seafood is recalling 3,290 cases of Market 32 by Price Chopper frozen raw shrimp because the shrimp may be contaminated with Cesium-137.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: Scored 3 under the risk-of-harm criterion: the record states possible contamination with a radioactive isotope, and no illnesses are reported.

Plain-English summary

MARKET 32 by Price Chopper brand frozen Raw Shrimp, easy peel shell on, 26/30 count per pound, net 16oz, packaged in a clear flexible plastic package with a brown label and blue and green printing under UPC 0 41735 01358 3, a product of Indonesia, is being recalled.

The reason given in the enforcement record is that the shrimp may be contaminated with Cesium-137 (Cs-137).

The record lists 3,290 cases of the Market 32 shrimp, coded DSBMS2557 25112 with a best-by date of 04/22/27 and DSBMS2557 25113 with a best-by date of 04/23/27, among other codes listed in the enforcement record. Market 32 brand frozen raw shrimp was sold in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont. The FDA has classified the action as Class II.

Consumers who have a package matching these codes should not eat it and should follow the retailer's return instructions.

The recalled product

Product
MARKET 32 by Price Chopper brand, frozen RAW SHRIMP easy peel shell on 26/30 count per pound. Net 16oz. Product is packaged in a clear flexible plastic package with brown label and blue and green printing. UPC is 0 41735 01358 3. Product of Indonesia. PROUDLY DISTRIBUTED BY…
Manufacturer
DIRECT SOURCE SEAFOOD LLC
Category
Food — Seafood
Hazard

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (3)

  • 25114
  • 25116
  • 25117 = Julian date of production DS503 or DS504 = Plant-specific code

Distribution

Distributed in 17 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by DIRECT SOURCE SEAFOOD LLC under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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