The contamination is also likely to spread beyond shrimp, the bulletin said.

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The standard should be, if Cesium-137 or other isotopes of concern are detectable in food items, they ought to be pulled off ...

There was a recent recall of so-called ‘radioactive shrimp’ that were potentially contaminated with cesium-137 (Cs-137). But contamination isn’t an all-or-nothing affair, so you might wonder exactly ...

A South African university launched an anti-poaching campaign Thursday to inject the horns of rhinos with radioactive isotopes that it says are harmless for the animals but can be detected by customs ...

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The FDA is warning people not to eat frozen shrimp from Walmart that may be radioactive. The agency is recommending a recall, though no radioactive shrimp has entered the US food supply. Don't ...