# GHANDOUR & SONS EST. · 99-19 · LEBANON — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For GHANDOUR & SONS EST. · 99-19 · LEBANON, import alert is 99-19; import alert name is "Detention Without Physical Examination of Food Products Due to the Presence of Salmonella"; country is LEBANON; product is Halawa plain | Tahini/Tahina ground sesame seed paste | Tahini Sauce | Halawa Sugar Free | Halawa w/pistachio | Halawa w/ Pisachio | Halawa Sugar Free; product code is 23 M - - 01 Sesame Seed Paste (e.g., Tahina), Edible Seed Prod. | 23 M - - 01 Sesame Seed Paste (e.g., Tahina), Edible Seed Prod. | 23 M - - 99 Edible Seed Products, N.E.C. | 33 G - - 99 Soft Candy with Nuts or Nut Products, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) | 33 K - - 99 Soft Candy with Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) | 33 L - - 99 Soft Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) | 33 L - - 99 Soft Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate); date published is 09/16/2009; address is SAD aLBOUSHRIEH , Beyrouth, LEBANON, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** GHANDOUR & SONS EST. _(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:** LEBANON _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** SAD aLBOUSHRIEH , Beyrouth, LEBANON _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 09/16/2009 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 23 M - - 01 Sesame Seed Paste (e.g., Tahina), Edible Seed Prod. | 23 M - - 01 Sesame Seed Paste (e.g., Tahina), Edible Seed Prod. | 23 M - - 99 Edible Seed Products, N.E.C. | 33 G - - 99 Soft Candy with Nuts or Nut Products, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) | 33 K - - 99 Soft Candy with Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) | 33 L - - 99 Soft Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) | 33 L - - 99 Soft Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Halawa plain | Tahini/Tahina ground sesame seed paste | Tahini Sauce | Halawa Sugar Free | Halawa w/pistachio | Halawa w/ Pisachio | Halawa Sugar Free _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** 4/22/05 | SALMONELLA; | 6/13/05 | SALMONELLA; | 6/13/05 | SALMONELLA; | SALMONELLA; | 6/15/00 | SALMONELLA; | 6/15/2000 | SALMONELLA; _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> GHANDOUR & SONS EST. Date Published : 09/16/2009 SAD aLBOUSHRIEH , Beyrouth, LEBANON 23 M - - 01 Sesame Seed Paste (e.g., Tahina), Edible Seed Prod. Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: Halawa plain Notes: 4/22/05 Problems: SALMONELLA; 23 M - - 01 Sesame Seed Paste (e.g., Tahina), Edible Seed Prod. Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: Tahini/Tahina ground sesame seed paste Notes: 6/13/05 Problems: SALMONELLA; 23 M - - 99 Edible Seed Products, N.E.C. Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: Tahini Sauce Notes: 6/13/05 Problems: SALMONELLA; 33 G - - 99 Soft Candy with Nuts or Nut Products, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: Halawa Sugar Free Problems: SALMONELLA; 33 K - - 99 Soft Candy with Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: Halawa w/pistachio Notes: 6/15/00 Problems: SALMONELLA; 33 L - - 99 Soft Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: Halawa w/ Pisachio Notes: 6/15/2000 33 L - - 99 Soft Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: Halawa Sugar Free 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/).