# A.S.T. CO - Arab Spice Trade Company · 99-19 · SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For A.S.T. CO - Arab Spice Trade Company · 99-19 · SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, import alert is 99-19; import alert name is "Detention Without Physical Examination of Food Products Due to the Presence of Salmonella"; country is SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; product is cumin seeds | cumin seeds; product code is 28 A - - 16 Cumin, Whole (Spice) | 28 B - - 16 Cumin, Ground, Cracked (Spice); date published is 09/16/2009; address is Al Dablan Street , P.O. Box 694 , Hims, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** A.S.T. CO - Arab Spice Trade Company _(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:** SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** Al Dablan Street , P.O. Box 694 , Hims, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 09/16/2009 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 28 A - - 16 Cumin, Whole (Spice) | 28 B - - 16 Cumin, Ground, Cracked (Spice) _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** cumin seeds | cumin seeds _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** 6/3/04 | SALMONELLA; | 6/3/04 | SALMONELLA; _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> A.S.T. CO - Arab Spice Trade Company Date Published : 09/16/2009 Al Dablan Street , P.O. Box 694 , Hims, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 28 A - - 16 Cumin, Whole (Spice) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: cumin seeds Notes: 6/3/04 Problems: SALMONELLA; 28 B - - 16 Cumin, Ground, Cracked (Spice) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: cumin seeds Notes: 6/3/04 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/).