# Sham Gardens Food Industries · 99-19 · SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For Sham Gardens Food Industries · 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 Red Thyme Mix | Red Thyme Mix | Halawa; product code is 23 M - - 01 Sesame Seed Paste (e.g., Tahina), Edible Seed Prod. | 28 B - - 43 Sesame, Ground, Cracked (Spice) | 28 B - - 48 Thyme, Ground, Cracked (Spice) | 28 B - - 99 Spices, Ground, Cracked, Etc., N.E.C. | 33 L - - 99 Soft Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) | 37 K - - 21 Sesame Paste; date published is 09/16/2009; address is Der Assafeer St, 501 , Damascus, Rif Damascus SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** Sham Gardens Food Industries _(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:** Der Assafeer St, 501 , Damascus, Rif Damascus SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC _(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. | 28 B - - 43 Sesame, Ground, Cracked (Spice) | 28 B - - 48 Thyme, Ground, Cracked (Spice) | 28 B - - 99 Spices, Ground, Cracked, Etc., N.E.C. | 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:** Red Thyme Mix | Red Thyme Mix | Halawa _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** 10/16/06 | SALMONELLA; | 10/16/06 | SALMONELLA; | SALMONELLA; | SALMONELLA; | 10/16/06 | SALMONELLA; _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Sham Gardens Food Industries Date Published : 09/16/2009 Der Assafeer St, 501 , Damascus, Rif Damascus SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 23 M - - 01 Sesame Seed Paste (e.g., Tahina), Edible Seed Prod. Date Published: 09/16/2009 Notes: 10/16/06 Problems: SALMONELLA; 28 B - - 43 Sesame, Ground, Cracked (Spice) Date Published: 09/16/2009 Notes: 10/16/06 Problems: SALMONELLA; 28 B - - 48 Thyme, Ground, Cracked (Spice) Date Published: 06/02/2010 Desc: Red Thyme Mix Problems: SALMONELLA; 28 B - - 99 Spices, Ground, Cracked, Etc., N.E.C. Date Published: 06/02/2010 Desc: Red Thyme Mix Problems: SALMONELLA; 33 L - - 99 Soft Candy without Nuts and Fruit, N.E.C. (without Chocolate) Date Published: 10/20/2020 Desc: Halawa 37 K - - 21 Sesame Paste Date Published: 09/16/2009 Notes: 10/16/06 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/).