Radioactive Shrimp and the Future of FDA Oversight

04/11/2025 5 min
Radioactive Shrimp and the Future of FDA Oversight

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Today, we’re diving into a story that’s been making waves: radioactive shrimp. It sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie, but it’s very real. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents recently intercepted multiple shipments of cloves and frozen shrimp from two Indonesian islands—Java and Sumatra—that tested positive for Cesium-137. So what comes next?Read the full articleFDA Wields Additional Import Power for First TimeAbout the authorAndrew R. de Holl