# El Kawafel El Misrea · 99-19 · EGYPT — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination For El Kawafel El Misrea · 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 mint leaves | mint leaves; product code is 28 A - - 28 Mint, Whole (Spice) | 28 B - - 28 Mint, Ground, Cracked (Spice); date published is 09/16/2009; address is 16 El Basha St , Shoubra, EGYPT, verified against its source on 2026-09-16. - **Firm:** El Kawafel El Misrea _(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:** 16 El Basha St , Shoubra, EGYPT _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Date published:** 09/16/2009 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Product code:** 28 A - - 28 Mint, Whole (Spice) | 28 B - - 28 Mint, Ground, Cracked (Spice) _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_ - **Product:** mint leaves | mint leaves _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_ - **FDA notes:** 6/3/02; factory to Egyptian Experts FEI 3002796468 | SALMONELLA; | 6/3/02; factory to Egyptian Experts FEI 300279646 | SALMONELLA; _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > El Kawafel El Misrea Date Published : 09/16/2009 16 El Basha St , Shoubra, EGYPT 28 A - - 28 Mint, Whole (Spice) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: mint leaves Notes: 6/3/02; factory to Egyptian Experts FEI 3002796468 Problems: SALMONELLA; 28 B - - 28 Mint, Ground, Cracked (Spice) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: mint leaves Notes: 6/3/02; factory to Egyptian Experts FEI 300279646 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/).