# Egyptian Agency · 99-19 · EGYPT — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination For Egyptian Agency · 99-19 · EGYPT, import alert is 99-19; import alert name is "Detention Without Physical Examination of Food Products Due to the Presence of Salmonella"; country is EGYPT; product is dried basil | dried basil; product code is 28 A - - 04 Basil (Sweet Basil), Whole (Spice) | 28 B - - 04 Basil (Sweet Basil), Ground, Cracked (Spice); date published is 09/16/2009; address is El Sharani Street , Cairo, Cairo EGYPT, verified against its source on 2026-09-16. - **Firm:** Egyptian Agency _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Import alert:** 99-19 - **Import alert name:** "Detention Without Physical Examination of Food Products Due to the Presence of Salmonella" - **Country:** EGYPT _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Address:** El Sharani Street , Cairo, Cairo EGYPT _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Date published:** 09/16/2009 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Product code:** 28 A - - 04 Basil (Sweet Basil), Whole (Spice) | 28 B - - 04 Basil (Sweet Basil), Ground, Cracked (Spice) _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_ - **Product:** dried basil | dried basil _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_ - **FDA notes:** 10/15/02 | SALMONELLA; ; | 10/15/02 | SALMONELLA; ; _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > Egyptian Agency Date Published : 09/16/2009 El Sharani Street , Cairo, Cairo EGYPT 28 A - - 04 Basil (Sweet Basil), Whole (Spice) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: dried basil Notes: 10/15/02 Problems: SALMONELLA; ; 28 B - - 04 Basil (Sweet Basil), Ground, Cracked (Spice) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: dried basil Notes: 10/15/02 Problems: SALMONELLA; ; ## Source - https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_263.html Last verified: 2026-09-16. Review by: 2026-11-15. Part of [FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination](https://referencesource.org/fda-import-alert-red-list/).