# MEKDEM NIGUSSIE IMPORT AND EXPORT · 99-19 · ETHIOPIA — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For MEKDEM NIGUSSIE IMPORT AND EXPORT · 99-19 · ETHIOPIA, import alert is 99-19; import alert name is "Detention Without Physical Examination of Food Products Due to the Presence of Salmonella"; country is ETHIOPIA; product is pepper powder | pepper powder | pepper powder; product code is 28 B - - 08 Capsicums (Cayenne Chili, Hot Peppers), Ground, Cracked (Spice) | 28 B - - 54 Pepper, Black, Ground, Cracked (Spice) | 28 C - - 08 Capsicums (Cayenne Chili, Hot Peppers), Natural Extract or Flavor (Spice); date published is 09/16/2009; address is Higher 4 Local 12 #108 , Addis Ababa, ET-AA ETHIOPIA, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** MEKDEM NIGUSSIE IMPORT AND EXPORT _(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:** ETHIOPIA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** Higher 4 Local 12 #108 , Addis Ababa, ET-AA ETHIOPIA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 09/16/2009 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 28 B - - 08 Capsicums (Cayenne Chili, Hot Peppers), Ground, Cracked (Spice) | 28 B - - 54 Pepper, Black, Ground, Cracked (Spice) | 28 C - - 08 Capsicums (Cayenne Chili, Hot Peppers), Natural Extract or Flavor (Spice) _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** pepper powder | pepper powder | pepper powder _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** 3/3/08 | SALMONELLA; | 3/3/08 | SALMONELLA; | 3/3/08 | SALMONELLA; _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> MEKDEM NIGUSSIE IMPORT AND EXPORT Date Published : 09/16/2009 Higher 4 Local 12 #108 , Addis Ababa, ET-AA ETHIOPIA 28 B - - 08 Capsicums (Cayenne Chili, Hot Peppers), Ground, Cracked (Spice) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: pepper powder Notes: 3/3/08 Problems: SALMONELLA; 28 B - - 54 Pepper, Black, Ground, Cracked (Spice) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: pepper powder Notes: 3/3/08 Problems: SALMONELLA; 28 C - - 08 Capsicums (Cayenne Chili, Hot Peppers), Natural Extract or Flavor (Spice) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: pepper powder Notes: 3/3/08 Problems: SALMONELLA;

## Source

- https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_263.html

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