# Varun Exports · 99-19 · INDIA — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination For Varun Exports · 99-19 · INDIA, import alert is 99-19; import alert name is "Detention Without Physical Examination of Food Products Due to the Presence of Salmonella"; country is INDIA; product is Karela Powder (bitter gourd); product code is 28 F - - 99 Mixed Spice and Seasonings, Ground, Cracked, without Salt, N.E.C; date published is 09/16/2009; address is Plot No 2424/1 , Gur Mandi , Ludhiana, Punjab INDIA, verified against its source on 2026-09-16. - **Firm:** Varun Exports _(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:** INDIA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Address:** Plot No 2424/1 , Gur Mandi , Ludhiana, Punjab INDIA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Date published:** 09/16/2009 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Product code:** 28 F - - 99 Mixed Spice and Seasonings, Ground, Cracked, without Salt, N.E.C. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Product:** Karela Powder (bitter gourd) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **FDA notes:** 4/25/08 | SALMONELLA; _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > Varun Exports Date Published : 09/16/2009 Plot No 2424/1 , Gur Mandi , Ludhiana, Punjab INDIA 28 F - - 99 Mixed Spice and Seasonings, Ground, Cracked, without Salt, N.E.C. Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: Karela Powder (bitter gourd) Notes: 4/25/08 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/).