Shrimp Industry Suffers After Radioactive Case, Association Says

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6 Oct 2025 • 11:00 AM MYT
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Indonesia’s shrimp industry suffered a 30-35 percent drop in processing absorption after a radioactive contamination was detected in a batch of shrimp shipped to the US in August, the country’s shrimp farmers’ association said on Friday. The shrimp was processed at an industrial estate near Jakarta that was later found to be contaminated with of Cesium 137 and the country’s nuclear agency is seeking to pinpoint the size of the area affected.

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