Hot sauce put in wrong bottle: recall issued in 10 states over fatal concerns

T.W. Garner Food Company issued a recall of Texas Pete Habanero Buffalo Sauce because they think they contain the wrong sauce.

In a recall announcement through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the company said the bottles may contain Sriracha Sauce, which contains sulfites which are not declared on the Habanero Buffalo Sauce label.

“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 recall notice said.

The notice, issued Thursday, said the company is also recalling some lots and sizes of Texas Pete Sweet CHAbanero Sauce due to the bottles failing to contain the labeled ingredient aged peppers (red habanero peppers, salt, vinegar).

The food company discovered during internal quality testing that the bottles of Habanero Buffalo Sauce actually contained Sriracha Sauce, according to the announcement.

No illnesses have been reported yet.

These are the recalled products:

PRODUCT	SIZE	UPC	USE BYDATE/MFRCODES
Texas Pete HabaneroBuffalo Sauce	2 fl oz	0 75500 28125 9	BB120525
Texas Pete HabaneroBuffalo Sauce	12 fl oz	0 75500 10028 4	BEST USED BY11 07 25
Texas Pete SweetCHAbanero Sweet SrirachaHabanero Sauce	2 fl oz	0 75500 53125 5	BB 090427M
Texas Pete SweetCHAbanero SweetSriracha Habanero Sauce	2 fl oz	0 75500 53125 5	BB 082627M
Texas Pete SweetCHAbanero Sweet SrirachaHabanero Sauce	20 fl oz	0 75500 00530 5	Best Used By:08 02 27 F
Texas Pete SweetCHAbanero Sweet SrirachaHabanero Sauce	0.5 Gallon	0 75500 00536 7	BEST USEDBY07 23 27T 088224

The products impacted by the recall were distributed between Feb. 5 and March 26 to centers in the following states:

California
Colorado
Connecticut
Illinois
Massachusetts
New Jersey
North Carolina
Ohio
Vermont
Virginia

Those who bought the products are encouraged to return them for a full refund or throw them away.

More information about the recall can be found here.

Consumers with questions may contact Katerine Cardoso, director of quality assurance, at (336) 231-6417 Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. or email ContactUs@garnerfoods.com.