Sriracha... anyone following the story?

First, they open a new plant in Irwindale. Then the son of one the city's councilmen starts complaining about foul odors. Which led, in November to: Sriracha plant must cease operations that cause odors, judge rules This despite there being no actual evidence that the plant is responsible for the odor.

And now it has been announced that Sriracha shipping halted until mid-January by state regulators

None of the ingredients in Sriracha are ever cooked, and so now - for the first time in 20 years of operation - the CA Department of Public Health is requiring Huy Fong Foods to hold shipment of all their sauces (Sriracha, Chili-Garlic, Sambal Olek) for a minimum of 30 days to kill bacteria. This is going to be murderous to their business in the short term, as they pretty much bottle and ship, and as a result stores/restaurants rarely if ever maintain inventory. They just buy as they sell/use.

Considering the local political angle, this reeks of a dirt trick favor. As a Sriracha fan and backer of the Kickstarter to fund the new documentary film I am quite displeased.

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Brandon_34695

I like the Shark brand better. But yeah, it sucks.

Brendan_Lee_56950

I use the stuff because of how ubiquitous it is in big box grocery stores but there are much better hot sauces out there. The shark brand is good, and there are a few chinese brands that are tougher to find that are pretty damned good.

DiggingDogFarm_65362

Yes! It's outrageous!!!!

I think they should tell California to $%^#$% %^& ^&#$% ^&*# and move to Texas!!!!!!!!!

Nicky_J_17040

I agree that this is some kind of government pay-back.

I guess this is my chance to put out my product I've been working on for years now.....Sir Racha. *hands rubbing in circles*!

Matthew_Snyder_68770

I don't doubt there are better sriracha sauces out there. But let's face it; the Huy Fong product is the Heinz ketchup of the Asian hot sauce world; they sell 20 million bottles a year. David Tran is a community icon (even tho he's rarely recognized when he goes out), and the story of his company is the stuff of local legend. There are tons of people in the Southland who still only refer to it as 'rooster sauce' because of the sparse nameless branding on the original glass bottles when Tran first started selling in the early 80s.

The fact of the matter is he's getting hosed because one person doesn't like his company being in his neighborhood, and that one person happens to be the son of a local politician. (I mean..... 'fact'......)

T__2156

Slightly bent-topic, but I did enjoy the $5 new-model 30-minute Sriracha documentary here: http://srirachamovie.com

30 minutes was wonderful. Two hours would not have been.