Greenland's Arctic sweet shrimp have been found multiple times by Russia to have severe heavy metal content exceeding standards.

It is worth noting that this is not the first time that abnormal levels of heavy metals have been detected in Arctic shrimp from Russia. According to information previously disclosed by Russian official testing agencies and industry media, during the safety monitoring of imported aquatic products in the second half of 2025, regulatory authorities have repeatedly found that the arsenic levels in batches of cooked frozen Arctic shrimp were significantly high, with some samples exceeding the limit by several times. The fact that this has been reported consecutively indicates that this issue is not an isolated case but has evolved into a recurring structural risk in the cold-water shrimp import chain. In the food safety regulatory system, arsenic is classified as a toxic element and is usually managed alongside lead, cadmium, and mercury as heavy metal pollutants. Although arsenic is chemically classified as a "metalloid," in the context of aquatic industry regulation and trade, ...