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Sen. John Kennedy Claims People Who Eat Foreign Shrimp Will 'Turn Into Aliens'

The Food and Drug Administration recalled over 44,000 packages of frozen shrimp contaminated with cesium-137, raising long-term cancer risk concerns and prompting calls for stricter import inspections.

  • Sen. John Kennedy presented on the Senate floor with a photo featuring an alien from the movie "Alien", warning against consuming imported frozen shrimp that could contain the radioactive isotope cesium-137.
  • The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning about certain frozen shrimp products sold at Walmart stores that tested positive for cesium-137, but no contaminated products have entered U.S. commerce.
  • Kennedy encouraged people to eat locally sourced Louisiana shrimp instead of imported shrimp, saying "NOAA needs to do a better job of inspecting the shrimp that is sold from other countries.
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The Daily Caller broke the news in Washington, United States on Thursday, September 4, 2025.
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