- Louisiana Republican Senator John Kennedy controversially claimed on the Senate floor that eating recalled radioactive shrimp could transform people into the creature from the film Alien or cause them to grow an extra ear.
- Kennedy made these remarks while standing in front of a picture of the sci-fi monster, with a clip of his statement gaining over 1.2 million views on X.
- The FDA recently expanded a recall of nearly 45,000 packages of shrimp, including products sold at Walmart and Kroger, due to potential contamination with the radioactive isotope Cesium-137.
- However, the FDA clarified that detected Cesium-137 levels were low, below safety limits, and posed no immediate health risk, though repeated exposure could increase cancer risk.
- The FDA recommends consumers discard any recalled shrimp and advises retailers not to sell affected products, while Kennedy's claims were widely mocked online.
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