After massive shrimp recalls in the US, the FDA finds radioactive contamination in spices from Indonesia too


SILVER SPRING, Maryland, US: Federal regulators have detected possible radioactive contamination in a second food product sent to the US from Indonesia, even as recalls of potentially tainted shrimp continue to grow. The discovery adds to questions about the source of the unusual problem.

US Food and Drug Administration officials last week blocked import of all spices from PT Natural Java Spice of Indonesia after federal inspectors detected cesium 137 in a shipment of cloves sent to California.

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