# Meziab INTL / Elwan Sweets · 99-19 · SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For Meziab INTL / Elwan Sweets · 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 Sesame Tahina | Sesame Tahina | Sesame Tahina | Halva with Extra Pistachio | Halva with Extra Pistachio | Halva with Extra Pistachio | Sesame Tahina; product code is 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 G - - 12 Mixed/Assorted Soft Candy with Nuts, Nut Products, or seeds w/o coconut or 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) | 37 K - - 21 Sesame Paste; date published is 04/29/2022; address is Al Nasr Street , Marjeh Downtown , Damascus, Ae-Du SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** Meziab INTL / Elwan Sweets _(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 Nasr Street , Marjeh Downtown , Damascus, Ae-Du SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 04/29/2022 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 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 G - - 12 Mixed/Assorted Soft Candy with Nuts, Nut Products, or seeds w/o coconut or 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) | 37 K - - 21 Sesame Paste _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Sesame Tahina | Sesame Tahina | Sesame Tahina | Halva with Extra Pistachio | Halva with Extra Pistachio | Halva with Extra Pistachio | Sesame Tahina _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Meziab INTL / Elwan Sweets Date Published : 04/29/2022 Al Nasr Street , Marjeh Downtown , Damascus, Ae-Du SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 23 M - - 01 Sesame Seed Paste (e.g., Tahina), Edible Seed Prod. Date Published: 04/29/2022 Desc: Sesame Tahina 23 R - - 02 Sesame Seed (Edible Seed Paste) Date Published: 04/29/2022 Desc: Sesame Tahina 23 S - - 01 Sesame Seed Paste, Edible Seed Butters Date Published: 04/29/2022 Desc: Sesame Tahina 33 G - - 12 Mixed/Assorted Soft Candy with Nuts, Nut Products, or seeds w/o coconut or chocolate Date Published: 06/09/2022 Desc: Halva with Extra Pistachio 33 G - - 99 Soft Candy with Nuts or Nut Products, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) Date Published: 06/09/2022 Desc: Halva with Extra Pistachio 33 L - - 99 Soft Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) Date Published: 06/09/2022 Desc: Halva with Extra Pistachio 37 K - - 21 Sesame Paste Date Published: 04/29/2022 Desc: Sesame Tahina

## 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/).