# East Mediterranean Co · 99-19 · SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For East Mediterranean Co · 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 code is 28 A - - 16 Cumin, Whole (Spice) | 28 B - - 16 Cumin, Ground, Cracked (Spice); date published is 09/16/2009; address is Arissi Street , P.O. Box 771 , Hims, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** East Mediterranean Co _(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:** Arissi Street , P.O. Box 771 , 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)_
- **FDA notes:** 3/27/03 | SALMONELLA; | 3/27/03 | SALMONELLA; _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> East Mediterranean Co Date Published : 09/16/2009 Arissi Street , P.O. Box 771 , Hims, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 28 A - - 16 Cumin, Whole (Spice) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Notes: 3/27/03 Problems: SALMONELLA; 28 B - - 16 Cumin, Ground, Cracked (Spice) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Notes: 3/27/03 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/).