The US issues a new import warning for Indonesia.

VTV.vn - The US has issued a new import warning to Indonesia after detecting the radioactive substance Cesium-137 in shrimp and cloves.

A view of the Long Beach cargo port, California, USA. (Source: THX/VNA)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued Import Alert 99-52 on October 3rd after detecting the radioactive substance Cesium-137 (Cs-137) in several shipments of shrimp and cloves from Indonesia.

The new regulations, effective from October 31st, stipulate that all shrimp and seasoned products exported from Java Island and Lampung Province (Sumatra) are only permitted to enter the US market if they have official certification from the Indonesian government .

The FDA stated that the suspected source of contamination stemmed from the detection of radioactive Cs-137 waste in the Batan Indah residential area (South Tangerang, Banten province), radioactive fallout from metallurgical facilities, as well as the risk of leaks in several areas of Java and Lampung.

Two Indonesian companies, PT Natural Java Spice (Surabaya, East Java) and PT Bahari Makmur Sejati (Serang, Banten), have been placed on the "red list" due to products found to be contaminated with Cs-137. Their shipments will be automatically confiscated and will only be removed from the list after passing independent testing accredited by the FDA.

In addition, all shipments of shrimp and other seasonings from Java and Lampung have been placed on a “yellow list,” requiring a certificate from an Indonesian state agency designated by the FDA.

Last August, the FDA launched an investigation after the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detected Cs-137 in frozen shrimp containers belonging to PT Bahari Makmur Sejati at four ports: Los Angeles, Houston, Savannah, and Miami.

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