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.
What this means for you
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 PR
- Manufacturer
- DIRECT SOURCE SEAFOOD LLC
- Category
- Food — Seafood
- Hazard
- cesium-137
- radioactive-contamination
- imported-food
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:
- CO
- CT
- IA
- ID
- IL
- IN
- MA
- MT
- ND
- NH
- NV
- NY
- OR
- PA
- UT
- VT
- WY
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