# BEREISHIS JERUSALEM LTD · 99-19 · ISRAEL — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For BEREISHIS JERUSALEM LTD · 99-19 · ISRAEL, import alert is 99-19; import alert name is "Detention Without Physical Examination of Food Products Due to the Presence of Salmonella"; country is ISRAEL; product is Halvah (sweet sesame paste) | Tahini | Tahini (Tehina) | Tahini (Tehina) | Tahini | Halvah (sweet sesame paste) | Halvah (sweet sesame paste) | Halvah (sweet sesame paste) | Halvah (sweet sesame paste) | Tahini | Tahini; product code is 03 R - - 99 Sweet Goods Without Custard or Cream Filling, N.E.C. | 23 K - - 02 Sesame Seed (Edible Seed) | 23 M - - 01 Sesame Seed Paste (e.g., Tahina), Edible Seed Prod. | 23 R - - 02 Sesame Seed (Edible Seed Paste) | 23 S - - 01 Sesame Seed Paste, Edible Seed Butters | 33 E - - 99 Hard Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) | 33 G - - 99 Soft Candy with Nuts or Nut Products, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) | 33 L - - 99 Soft Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) | 34 B - - 04 Cocoa Nibs, Cracked Cocoa (except Chocolate Candy and Chocolate Beverage Base) | 37 B - - 99 Multiple Food Specialities, Side Dishes and Desserts, N.E.C. | 37 K - - 21 Sesame Paste; date published is 02/05/2019; address is 2, Otsma , Jerusalem, Jerusalem ISRAEL, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** BEREISHIS JERUSALEM LTD _(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:** ISRAEL _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** 2, Otsma , Jerusalem, Jerusalem ISRAEL _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 02/05/2019 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 03 R - - 99 Sweet Goods Without Custard or Cream Filling, N.E.C. | 23 K - - 02 Sesame Seed (Edible Seed) | 23 M - - 01 Sesame Seed Paste (e.g., Tahina), Edible Seed Prod. | 23 R - - 02 Sesame Seed (Edible Seed Paste) | 23 S - - 01 Sesame Seed Paste, Edible Seed Butters | 33 E - - 99 Hard Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) | 33 G - - 99 Soft Candy with Nuts or Nut Products, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) | 33 L - - 99 Soft Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) | 34 B - - 04 Cocoa Nibs, Cracked Cocoa (except Chocolate Candy and Chocolate Beverage Base) | 37 B - - 99 Multiple Food Specialities, Side Dishes and Desserts, N.E.C. | 37 K - - 21 Sesame Paste _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Halvah (sweet sesame paste) | Tahini | Tahini (Tehina) | Tahini (Tehina) | Tahini | Halvah (sweet sesame paste) | Halvah (sweet sesame paste) | Halvah (sweet sesame paste) | Halvah (sweet sesame paste) | Tahini | Tahini _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> BEREISHIS JERUSALEM LTD Date Published : 02/05/2019 2, Otsma , Jerusalem, Jerusalem ISRAEL 03 R - - 99 Sweet Goods Without Custard or Cream Filling, N.E.C. Date Published: 03/05/2019 Desc: Halvah (sweet sesame paste) 23 K - - 02 Sesame Seed (Edible Seed) Date Published: 03/05/2019 Desc: Tahini 23 M - - 01 Sesame Seed Paste (e.g., Tahina), Edible Seed Prod. Date Published: 02/05/2019 Desc: Tahini (Tehina) 23 R - - 02 Sesame Seed (Edible Seed Paste) Date Published: 02/05/2019 Desc: Tahini (Tehina) 23 S - - 01 Sesame Seed Paste, Edible Seed Butters Date Published: 03/05/2019 Desc: Tahini 33 E - - 99 Hard Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) Date Published: 03/05/2019 Desc: Halvah (sweet sesame paste) 33 G - - 99 Soft Candy with Nuts or Nut Products, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) Date Published: 03/05/2019 Desc: Halvah (sweet sesame paste) 33 L - - 99 Soft Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) Date Published: 03/05/2019 Desc: Halvah (sweet sesame paste) 34 B - - 04 Cocoa Nibs, Cracked Cocoa (except Chocolate Candy and Chocolate Beverage Base) Date Published: 03/05/2019 Desc: Halvah (sweet sesame paste) 37 B - - 99 Multiple Food Specialities, Side Dishes and Desserts, N.E.C. Date Published: 03/05/2019 Desc: Tahini 37 K - - 21 Sesame Paste Date Published: 03/05/2019 Desc: Tahini

## The same source also states

> BEREISHIS JERUSALEM LTD Date Published : 02/05/2019 Kochav Yaacov , Jerusalem, ISRAEL 03 R - - 99 Sweet Goods Without Custard or Cream Filling, N.E.C. Date Published: 03/05/2019 Desc: Halvah (sweet sesame paste) 23 K - - 02 Sesame Seed (Edible Seed) Date Published: 03/05/2019 Desc: Tahini 23 M - - 01 Sesame Seed Paste (e.g., Tahina), Edible Seed Prod. Date Published: 02/05/2019 Desc: Tahini (Tehina) 23 R - - 02 Sesame Seed (Edible Seed Paste) Date Published: 02/05/2019 Desc: Tahini (Tehina) 23 S - - 01 Sesame Seed Paste, Edible Seed Butters Date Published: 03/05/2019 Desc: Tahini 33 E - - 99 Hard Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) Date Published: 03/05/2019 Desc: Halvah (sweet sesame paste) 33 G - - 99 Soft Candy with Nuts or Nut Products, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) Date Published: 03/05/2019 Desc: Halvah (sweet sesame paste) 33 L - - 99 Soft Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) Date Published: 03/05/2019 Desc: Halvah (sweet sesame paste) 34 B - - 04 Cocoa Nibs, Cracked Cocoa (except Chocolate Candy and Chocolate Beverage Base) Date Published: 03/05/2019 Desc: Halvah (sweet sesame paste) 37 B - - 99 Multiple Food Specialities, Side Dishes and Desserts, N.E.C. Date Published: 03/05/2019 Desc: Tahini 37 K - - 21 Sesame Paste Date Published: 03/05/2019 Desc: Tahini

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

## 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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