# IRFAN AHMAD LTD · 99-39 · AFGHANISTAN — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For IRFAN AHMAD LTD · 99-39 · AFGHANISTAN, import alert is 99-39; import alert name is Detention Without Physical Examination of Imported Food Products That Appear to Be Misbranded; country is AFGHANISTAN; product is Fried Semian Noodles (Sieman/Simyan/Semain) | Fried Semian Noodles (Sieman/Simyan/Semain); product code is 04 C - - 99 Noodles And Noodle Products, N.E.C. | 04 Y - - 99 Macaroni/Noodle Products Not Elsewhere Mentioned, N.E.C; date published is 12/18/2025; address is Office No 1 , District 14 Lane No 102 , Kandahar, Kandahar AFGHANISTAN, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** IRFAN AHMAD LTD _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Import alert:** 99-39
- **Import alert name:** Detention Without Physical Examination of Imported Food Products That Appear to Be Misbranded
- **Country:** AFGHANISTAN _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** Office No 1 , District 14 Lane No 102 , Kandahar, Kandahar AFGHANISTAN _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 12/18/2025 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 04 C - - 99 Noodles And Noodle Products, N.E.C. | 04 Y - - 99 Macaroni/Noodle Products Not Elsewhere Mentioned, N.E.C. _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Fried Semian Noodles (Sieman/Simyan/Semain) | Fried Semian Noodles (Sieman/Simyan/Semain) _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that the product appears to be misbranded within the meaning of: Section 403(a)(1) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(a)(1)] in that the label is false or misleading. Section 403(f) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(f)]. All mandatory label information appears in English, therefore, the provision under 21 CFR 101.15(c)(1) is not applicable. Section 403(i)(2) [21 U.S.C. § 343(i)(2)], because the ingredient statement is not in accordance with 21 CFR 101.4. | The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that the product appears to be misbranded within the meaning of: Section 403(a)(1) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(a)(1)] in that the label is false or misleading. Section 403(f) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(f)]. All mandatory label information appears in English, therefore, the provision under 21 CFR 101.15(c)(1) is not applicable. Section 403(i)(2) [21 U.S.C. § 343(i)(2)], because the ingredient statement is not in accordance with 21 CFR 101.4. _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> IRFAN AHMAD LTD Date Published : 12/18/2025 Office No 1 , District 14 Lane No 102 , Kandahar, Kandahar AFGHANISTAN 04 C - - 99 Noodles And Noodle Products, N.E.C. Date Published: 12/18/2025 Desc: Fried Semian Noodles (Sieman/Simyan/Semain) Notes: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that the product appears to be misbranded within the meaning of: Section 403(a)(1) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(a)(1)] in that the label is false or misleading. Section 403(f) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(f)]. All mandatory label information appears in English, therefore, the provision under 21 CFR 101.15(c)(1) is not applicable. Section 403(i)(2) [21 U.S.C. § 343(i)(2)], because the ingredient statement is not in accordance with 21 CFR 101.4. 04 Y - - 99 Macaroni/Noodle Products Not Elsewhere Mentioned, N.E.C. Date Published: 12/18/2025 Desc: Fried Semian Noodles (Sieman/Simyan/Semain) Notes: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to Section 801(a)(3) of the FD&C Act in that the product appears to be misbranded within the meaning of: Section 403(a)(1) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(a)(1)] in that the label is false or misleading. Section 403(f) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(f)]. All mandatory label information appears in English, therefore, the provision under 21 CFR 101.15(c)(1) is not applicable. Section 403(i)(2) [21 U.S.C. § 343(i)(2)], because the ingredient statement is not in accordance with 21 CFR 101.4.

## Source

- https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_1144.html

Last verified: 2026-09-16. Review by: 2026-11-15.
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