# KASSAB BROTHERS COMPANY · 99-19 · SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination For KASSAB BROTHERS 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 Street Muath Ibn Jabl , Sarmen , Idlib, Idlib SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, verified against its source on 2026-09-16. - **Firm:** KASSAB BROTHERS 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:** Street Muath Ibn Jabl , Sarmen , Idlib, Idlib 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:** 3/8/07 | SALMONELLA; | 3/8/07 | SALMONELLA; _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > KASSAB BROTHERS COMPANY Date Published : 09/16/2009 Street Muath Ibn Jabl , Sarmen , Idlib, Idlib SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 28 A - - 16 Cumin, Whole (Spice) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: cumin seeds Notes: 3/8/07 Problems: SALMONELLA; 28 B - - 16 Cumin, Ground, Cracked (Spice) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: cumin seeds Notes: 3/8/07 Problems: SALMONELLA; ## The same source also states > Kassab Brothers Company Date Published : 09/16/2009 P.O. Box 6354 , Idlib, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 28 A - - 16 Cumin, Whole (Spice) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: cumin seeds Notes: 3/8/07 Problems: SALMONELLA; 28 B - - 16 Cumin, Ground, Cracked (Spice) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Desc: cumin seeds Notes: 3/8/07 Problems: SALMONELLA; 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. Part of [FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination](https://referencesource.org/fda-import-alert-red-list/).