The siege on Sriracha continues! If you've been following the saga, you know that it's been a troublesome, embattled year for Huy Fong Foods, the makers of your favorite green-tipped hot sauce.
This week, after dealing with complaints from neighbors about an alleged strong odor emanating from the Sriracha plant in Irwindale, the City Council officially declared the factory a public nuisance.
Sriracha hot sauce factory smell deemed a public nuisance by Irwindale
Oh hell no. On Wednesday night, the Irwindale City Council unanimously declared the factory a public nuisance. The declaration gives Huy Fong Foods 90 days to find a way to contain the odor, or city officials will be allowed to enter the factory and fix the problems themselves.
