# PATEL RETAIL PVT.LTD. · 99-39 · INDIA — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For PATEL RETAIL PVT.LTD. · 99-39 · INDIA, import alert is 99-39; import alert name is Detention Without Physical Examination of Imported Food Products That Appear to Be Misbranded; country is INDIA; product is Mukhwas; product code is 28 K - - 99 Spices and Seasoning, Ground, Cracked, With Salt, N.E.C; date published is 12/22/2016; address is M - 2 Additional M.I.D.C. , Anand Nagar, Ambernant East, Tahsil Kalyan, Dist Thane , Ambernant East, Maharashtra INDIA, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** PATEL RETAIL PVT.LTD. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Import alert:** 99-39
- **Import alert name:** Detention Without Physical Examination of Imported Food Products That Appear to Be Misbranded
- **Country:** INDIA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** M - 2 Additional M.I.D.C. , Anand Nagar, Ambernant East, Tahsil Kalyan, Dist Thane , Ambernant East, Maharashtra INDIA _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 12/22/2016 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 28 K - - 99 Spices and Seasoning, Ground, Cracked, With Salt, N.E.C. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Mukhwas _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of section 403(f) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(f)] because the product label contains information in two languages, but does not repeat all the required information in both languages.; As required by 21 CFR 101.15(c), if a product label contains any representation in a foreign language or foreign characters, all words, statements, and other information required by or under authority of the Act to appear on the label must appear in the foreign language. ; The statement of identity, nutrition information, ingredient statement, and name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor are not declared in English on the individual retail packets. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> PATEL RETAIL PVT.LTD. Date Published : 12/22/2016 M - 2 Additional M.I.D.C. , Anand Nagar, Ambernant East, Tahsil Kalyan, Dist Thane , Ambernant East, Maharashtra INDIA 28 K - - 99 Spices and Seasoning, Ground, Cracked, With Salt, N.E.C. Date Published: 12/22/2016 Desc: Mukhwas Notes: The article is subject to refusal of admission pursuant to section 801(a)(3) in that it appears to be misbranded within the meaning of section 403(f) of the Act [21 U.S.C. §343(f)] because the product label contains information in two languages, but does not repeat all the required information in both languages.; As required by 21 CFR 101.15(c), if a product label contains any representation in a foreign language or foreign characters, all words, statements, and other information required by or under authority of the Act to appear on the label must appear in the foreign language. ; The statement of identity, nutrition information, ingredient statement, and name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor are not declared in English on the individual retail packets.

## Source

- https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_1144.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/).