# Viral International · 99-19 · INDIA — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For Viral International · 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 amaranth seeds | hulled sesame seeds; product code is 02 A - - 99 Grain, Whole, N.E.C. | 23 K - - 02 Sesame Seed (Edible Seed) | 28 A - - 43 Sesame, Whole (Spice); date published is 09/16/2009; address is 1st Floor , 331 , Pune, Maharashtra INDIA, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** Viral International _(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:** 1st Floor , 331 , Pune, Maharashtra INDIA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 09/16/2009 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 02 A - - 99 Grain, Whole, N.E.C. | 23 K - - 02 Sesame Seed (Edible Seed) | 28 A - - 43 Sesame, Whole (Spice) _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** amaranth seeds | hulled sesame seeds _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** 2/7/08 | SALMONELLA; | 4/6/06 | SALMONELLA; | 4/6/06 | SALMONELLA; _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Viral International Date Published : 09/16/2009 1st Floor , 331 , Pune, Maharashtra INDIA 02 A - - 99 Grain, Whole, N.E.C. Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: amaranth seeds Notes: 2/7/08 Problems: SALMONELLA; 23 K - - 02 Sesame Seed (Edible Seed) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: hulled sesame seeds Notes: 4/6/06 Problems: SALMONELLA; 28 A - - 43 Sesame, Whole (Spice) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Notes: 4/6/06 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/).