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.

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #H-0584-2025) was formally reported on September 24, 2025, with the manufacturer initiating the action on August 14, 2025. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Ongoing. Admiralty Island Fisheries Inc dba AquaStar (USA) Corp. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Seattle, WA. Federal records indicate 18,000 bags (2lb. per bag) units are affected, a scale large enough to require multi-state distribution tracking.

The documented reason for this recall is: Product may be contaminated with Cesium-137 (Cs-137). Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: The affected AquaStar brand Cocktail Shrimp, 4oz. shrimp/2oz. cocktail sauce (net wt. 6oz), was sold at WALMART stores in AK, AL, AR, CO, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, OH, OK, OR, SD, TN, T…. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 1 year old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.