The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·H-0584-2025·Announced 2025-09-24

Kroger cooked shrimp pieces recalled over possible cesium-137 contamination

Frozen Mercado Kroger Cooked Shrimp pieces, medium peeled tail-off, in 2 lb packages, are recalled because the product may be contaminated with Cesium-137. 18,000 bags are affected.

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: Rubric level 3 covers risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported; the notice describes possible radioactive contamination and reports no illnesses.

Plain-English summary

Frozen Mercado Kroger Cooked Shrimp, medium, peeled, tail-off shrimp pieces, in 2 lb packages with five packages per 10 lb case, UPC 011110626196, is being recalled. Affected lot codes are 10662 5139 with a best before date of 11/19/2027 and 10662 5140 with a best before date of 11/20/2027. The recall covers 18,000 bags.

The recall was issued because the product may be contaminated with Cesium-137 (Cs-137). The FDA classified the action as Class II.

Anyone holding product matching these lot codes should not eat it and can return it to the place of purchase.

The recalled product

Product
Frozen Mercado Kroger Cooked Shrimp - Medium - Peeled - Tail-Off - Shrimp Pieces. 2 lbs. package. Net wt. per case 10lbs. (5x2lb packages per case). UPC 011110626196.
Manufacturer
Admiralty Island Fisheries Inc dba AquaStar (USA) Corp.
Category
Food — Seafood
Hazard
  • radioactive-contamination
  • cesium-137
  • imported-seafood
  • class-ii

Distribution

Distributed in 30 states:

  • AK
  • AL
  • AR
  • CO
  • GA
  • IA
  • ID
  • IL
  • IN
  • KS
  • KY
  • LA
  • MI
  • MN
  • MO
  • MS
  • MT
  • ND
  • NE
  • OH
  • OK
  • OR
  • SC
  • SD
  • TN
  • TX
  • VA
  • WA
  • WI
  • WV

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