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Huy Fong Foods, Inc Recall: Firm received complaint of Siracha sauce bulging at top seal and exploding upon removing seal

United States

TerminatedClass III

Company
Huy Fong Foods, Inc
Product
Siracha HOT Chili Sauce Net Wt. 28 oz. (1 lb. 12 oz.) (79…
Recall date
September 17, 2019
Terminated
March 20, 2020
Source
FDA

Reason for recall

Firm received complaint of Siracha sauce bulging at top seal and exploding upon removing seal

  1. - Recall initiated
  2. - Reported by source
  3. - Recall terminated
Recalled products
Product description UPC Quantity Lot / code information
Siracha HOT Chili Sauce Net Wt. 28 oz. (1 lb. 12 oz.) (793 g); Net Wt. 17 oz. (1 Lb. 1 oz.) in PET Plastic bottles UPC: 0 24463 06116 Huy Fong Foods, Inc. 4800 Azusa Rd. Irwindale, CA 91706 Not published in this source record 20,235 cases H9TMKA, H9TMNA, H9TMLA, H9TMJA-H9TMJB Expiration date of March 2021

Distribution

  • CA. IL
  • PA
  • MA
  • NJ
  • MD
  • GA
  • WA
  • FL
  • OH
  • CO
  • TX
  • OR
  • Netherlands
  • Australia

Official source record

Agency
FDA
Dataset
FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
Recall number
F-0342-2020
Event ID
84491
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class III
Company
Huy Fong Foods, Inc
Product description
Siracha HOT Chili Sauce Net Wt. 28 oz. (1 lb. 12 oz.) (793 g); Net Wt. 17 oz. (1 Lb. 1 oz.) in PET Plastic bottles UPC: 0 24463 06116 Huy Fong Foods, Inc. 4800 Azusa Rd. Irwindale, CA 91706
Quantity
20,235 cases
Reason
Firm received complaint of Siracha sauce bulging at top seal and exploding upon removing seal
Recall initiation date
September 17, 2019
Report date
December 25, 2019
Classification date
Not published in this source record
Termination date
March 20, 2020
Distribution pattern
CA. IL, PA, MA, NJ, MD, GA, WA, FL, OH, CO, TX, OR, Netherlands, Australia
UPC, lot, and code information
H9TMKA, H9TMNA, H9TMLA, H9TMJA-H9TMJB Expiration date of March 2021
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial notification method
Telephone
Source last updated
Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
Public Health Trace retrieval date

Responsible company: Huy Fong Foods, Inc

Distribution map

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Distribution map
State Distributed
California 1
Illinois 1
Pennsylvania 1
Massachusetts 1
New Jersey 1
Maryland 1
Georgia 1
Washington 1
Florida 1
Ohio 1
Colorado 1
Texas 1
Oregon 1

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