Two flavors of hot sauce recalled for undeclared dangerous ingredients

Two flavors of hot sauce have been recalled due to the mislabeling of ingredients, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

T.W. Garner Food Company is recalling select lots and sizes of Texas Pete Habanero Buffalo Sauce because bottles may contain sriracha sauce, which contains sulfites.

People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to sulfites run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products, the agency said.

The company is also recalling select lots and sizes of Texas Pete Sweet CHAbanero Sauce because the bottles fail to contain the labeled ingredient aged peppers, which consist of red habanero peppers, salt and vinegar.

The products affected are:

Texas Pete Habanero Buffalo Sauce:

2 fluid ounce bottles with UPC 0 75500 28125 9 and BB120525
12 fluid ounce bottles with UPC 0 75500 10028 4 and a best used by date of Nov. 7, 2025.

Texas Pete Sweet CHAbanero Sweet Sriracha Habanero Sauce:

2 fluid ounce bottles with UPC 0 75500 53125 5 and BB 090427M
2 fluid ounce bottles with UPC 0 75500 53125 5 and BB 082627M
20 fluid ounce bottles with UPC 0 75500 00530 5 and a best used by date of Aug. 2, 2027

No illnesses have been reported to date.

The impacted products were distributed between Feb. 5 and March 26. The best by date is located on the top of the side of the 2 fl. oz bottles, on the back label for the 20 oz bottles and on top of the cap for the 12 fl. oz and 0.5 gallon jugs.

The products were shipped to distribution centers and retail stores located in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia and Vermont, according to the FDA.

Consumers who have purchased any of these products are urged to dispose or of return them to their place of purchase for a full refund.

Consumers with questions may contact Katerine Cardoso, director of quality assurance, at 336-231-6417 from Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., or email ContactUs@garnerfoods.com, for more information.