# Albitar Company · 99-19 · UNITED ARAB EMIRATES — FDA import alert red lists: firms subject to detention without physical examination

For Albitar Company · 99-19 · UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, import alert is 99-19; import alert name is "Detention Without Physical Examination of Food Products Due to the Presence of Salmonella"; country is UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; product is Tahinah (ground sesame seeds) | Tahinah (ground sesame seeds) | Tahinah (ground sesame seeds) | Tahinah (ground sesame seeds); product code is 23 K - - 02 Sesame Seed (Edible Seed) | 23 M - - 01 Sesame Seed Paste (e.g., Tahina), Edible Seed Prod. | 28 B - - 43 Sesame, Ground, Cracked (Spice) | 37 K - - 21 Sesame Paste; date published is 09/16/2009; address is P.O. Box 6744 , Sharjah, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, verified against its source on 2026-09-16.

- **Firm:** Albitar 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:** UNITED ARAB EMIRATES _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Address:** P.O. Box 6744 , Sharjah, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Date published:** 09/16/2009 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Product code:** 23 K - - 02 Sesame Seed (Edible Seed) | 23 M - - 01 Sesame Seed Paste (e.g., Tahina), Edible Seed Prod. | 28 B - - 43 Sesame, Ground, Cracked (Spice) | 37 K - - 21 Sesame Paste _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **Product:** Tahinah (ground sesame seeds) | Tahinah (ground sesame seeds) | Tahinah (ground sesame seeds) | Tahinah (ground sesame seeds) _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_
- **FDA notes:** 4/11/1995 | SALMONELLA; | 4/11/1995 | SALMONELLA; | 4/11/1995 | SALMONELLA; | 4/11/1995 | SALMONELLA; _(verified: each item appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Albitar Company Date Published : 09/16/2009 P.O. Box 6744 , Sharjah, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 23 K - - 02 Sesame Seed (Edible Seed) Date Published: 07/26/2019 Desc: Tahinah (ground sesame seeds) Notes: 4/11/1995 Problems: SALMONELLA; 23 M - - 01 Sesame Seed Paste (e.g., Tahina), Edible Seed Prod. Date Published: 07/26/2019 Desc: Tahinah (ground sesame seeds) Notes: 4/11/1995 Problems: SALMONELLA; 28 B - - 43 Sesame, Ground, Cracked (Spice) Date Published: 07/26/2019 Desc: Tahinah (ground sesame seeds) Notes: 4/11/1995 Problems: SALMONELLA; 37 K - - 21 Sesame Paste Date Published: 07/26/2019 Desc: Tahinah (ground sesame seeds) Notes: 4/11/1995 Problems: SALMONELLA;

## Source

- https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cms_ia/importalert_263.html

Last verified: 2026-09-16. Review by: 2026-11-15.
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