These shrimp could be seriously fried—but hold the rice.
The Food and Drug Administration issued a recall of Great Value’s frozen raw shrimp Aug. 19 from several different lot codes including 8005538-01, 8005539-01 and 8005540-01 with the expiration date of March 15, 2027 for possible exposure to Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope.
A plant in Indonesia in charge of processing the selected group of seafood, PT. Bahari Makmur Sejati, is currently being investigated by the FDA for not informing distributors of the detection of Cesium-137 in its plants. At this point, the recall is preventative, as no bags of shrimp that tested positive for Cesium have entered the U.S. commerce circulation.
But, the level of Cesium found in the seized shipment of frozen shrimp was about 68 becquerels per kilogram—significantly lower than the 1200 becquerels per kilogram the FDA considers warranted to cause serious harm. (Becquerels are the measurement of radioactive decay; one becquerel is equivalent to one second of radioactive decay.)
However, the FDA notes in its latest recall release that any—even small—number of radioactive exposures can damage DNA and increase risk of cancer. The latest warning emphasizes that shrimp lovers who may have purchased the Walmart brand’s frozen crustacean should dispose of it and warns stores to pull the product from their shelves.
And, of course, if you have ingested the Great Value shrimp recently and are feeling nauseous or feverish, the FDA recommends speaking to your healthcare provider.
Shrimp isn’t the only food that has caused a stir-fry as of late. Last month, social media was in a frenzy over High Noon mistakenly covering several packages of their product with Celsius energy drink labels. The mistakenly alcoholic shipments only went to Florida, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Virginia and Wisconsin, but many people online made memes out of the moment.
As one X user joked in response to the frenzy, “Finding a high noon in a Celsius can is like finding Willy Wonka’s golden ticket.”
Keep reading for more eyebrow raising food recalls…
Coffee Lovers, Take Notice
Dollar General issued a recall of the eight-ounce packets of its Clover Valley instant coffe in August 2025 over the potential of glass fragments in the products, which are sold in 48 U.S. states.
"Dollar General is actively investigating the source of the glass contamination,” the company said in a statement, “and apologizes for any inconvenience caused by this product issue."
But First, Maybe Not Coffee
New Mexico Piñon Coffee became among brands to issue a serious recall of its products in July 2025 when officials recalled its dark roast 10-pack K-cup pods, citing that ink on the packaging could leak onto the brewed coffee. However, the company noted no other product had been affected from the mishap.
“Customers that have purchased these products,” the brand wrote in a press release at the time, “are asked to either throw away or return the product.”
Energy or Alcohol?
In July 2025, the FDA recalled “two production lots” worth of Celsius’ ASTRO VIBE™ Energy Drink, Sparkling Blue Razz Edition, noting they were actually the hard seltzers High Noon that were mislabeled as the non-alcoholic drink.
The company added in its statement, “the recall was initiated after High Noon discovered that a shared packaging supplier mistakenly shipped empty CELSIUS cans to High Noon.”
The Case of the Mislabeled Ritz
Ritz Crackers quickly recalled a mislabeled package of peanut butter crackers in July 2025, with the FDA warning that it could be life-threatening for some individuals who purchased their 8-pack, 20-pack and 40-pack cartons of RITZ Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwiches, well as the 20-pack RITZ Filled Cracker Sandwich Variety Pack carton.
“People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to peanuts may risk serious or life-threatening allergic reactions by consuming this product,” the FDA statement read at the time. “All outer cartons affected are labeled correctly and provide an allergen advisory statement indicating that the product ‘contains peanuts.’”
Be Careful, Starbucks Lovers
Starbucks’ signature Frappuccino bottles were pulled from grocery store shelves back in 2023 after the company warned that around 25,000 cases, or 300,000 individual bottles, may have included traces of broken glass. The recall included Vanilla-flavored bottles that were marked with expiration dates from March to June 2023.
At the time, a Starbucks representative told NPR, “The removal of these products from the marketplace is currently underway.”
Not-So-Lucky Charms
Back in 2022, General Mills dived into the mystery of why over 3,000 Lucky Charms customers reported they experienced minor-to-serious gastrointestinal issues after ingesting the cereal.
“Food safety is our top priority,” the brand wrote on social media at the time. “We take your concerns very seriously.”
However, the brand noted it must have been a lousy leprechaun trick.
“Through our continuing internal investigations,” their statement continued, “we have not found any evidence of consumer illness linked to the consumption of Lucky Charms.”
Keep Those Buns Out of The Oven
Bimbo Bakeries, the owner of Sara Lee and Nature’s Harvest breads, recalled a slew of their products in 2015 after a lightbulb shattered in their factory, which affected around 48,000 packaged products, the company said in a statement at the time.
The recall was made after one consumer found bits of glass particles on the outside of their bread package, the company said in a statement at the time, and it affected bread sent to 11 states including Alabama, Florida, Tennessee and South Carolina.