The Food and Drug Administration in the United States announced that it is recalling more quantities of frozen shrimp in the country, due to the risk of contamination with salmonella bacteria.

US Food and Drug Administration officials said the quantities in question were prepared between November 2020 and May 2021.

The operation affects several US retail chains such as Target, Whole Food and Megir.

The recalled quantities of shrimp include cooked and peeled shipments.

According to the alert issued by the US authority: “The expansion of the recall process includes large quantities of products that have not been associated with any disease, but the decision was made between the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control.”
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And the US Food and Drug Administration issued the first recall of shrimp or shrimp, as some call it, last June, after 6 people developed a health symptom linked to salmonella.

It was found that the frozen shrimp fish is related to what happened to these people, and the authorities discovered that its history dates back to December 2020.

With the recurrence of these injuries in other states such as Nevada and Michigan, the authorities decided to move and expand the process of withdrawing more quantities of shrimp.

Salmonella infection is a common bacterial disease that affects the intestinal tract. Salmonella bacteria usually live in the intestines of animals and humans.

In some cases, diarrhea associated with salmonella infection can cause severe dehydration, which requires immediate medical attention. Life-threatening complications may also develop if the infection spreads outside the intestine, according to the Mayo Clinic website.