Sriracha factory declared a public nuisance

Irwindale City Council unanimously declares odor from hot sauce plant a "public nuisance."



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.

What did I say about starting your Sriracha stockpile?

Sriracha rationing (Limit: 1 bottle) spotted at Korean market in Glendale



It has begun, hot sauce fans. My friends, the above photo was snapped by Instagram user jewelee208 earlier this week at a Korean market in Glendale. Yes, they're limiting purchases of Sriracha to one bottle per customer. There appear to be plenty of bottles on the shelf, but how long will they last?

Srirachapocalypse: Local Store Is Rationing Rooster Sauce

I trust you've heard about the ongoing Saga of Sriracha. The Huy Fong Foods factory that makes our beloved sweet, spicy goodness was ordered shut down, courtesy of smell complaints from its neighbors in Irwindale. Then shipments of all sauces were halted by the health department, delaying new inventory for a month.

And this is the result. We've got HK Mart limiting Sriracha purchases. I don't know if this is part of a broader trend of retailers rationing their rooster sauce supply, or ifHK Mart is reacting to, like, one outrageous dude who came in last week and loaded up a shopping cart full of bottles. But something is definitely in the wind.

Stay strong, Sriracha fans.

Sriracha-flavored Kettle Brand Potato Chips

These exist now.



It's been a bad few weeks for Sriracha fans. We've been following the ongoing saga of manufacturer Huy Fong Foods and the struggle to get their signature spicy sauce to the people. Between the production plant shutdown and bottle shipments halted until next month -- by order of the health department -- strange forces seem to be conspiring against our beloved rooster. We need something to get us through these dark times.

Enter Sriracha-flavored Kettle Brand Potato Chips.

Sriracha shipments halted by the health department

Srirachapocalypse Now: The Hot Sauce Conspiracy Continues



Okay, seriously. You really might want to start stockpiling bottles of Sriracha. You know that a judge stopped production at the hot sauce factory after its weak sauce neighbors in Irwindale complained about the strong odor. Now manufacturer Huy Fong Foods can't ship out any more sauce until mid-January because the California Department of Public Health has begun enforcing stricter guidelines for the company.

Sriracha shipping halted until mid-January by state regulators

The company's three sauces, Sriracha, Chili Garlic and Sambal Oelek, now must be held for at least 30 days before they can shipped to food distributors and wholesalers. That means the next shipment of those glorious green-tipped bottles will not go out until the middle of next month. That's a long time for Sriracha fans.

It's the latest setback for Huy Fong. Even with the court ruling about the odor, at least they'd finished processing the chilis needed to bottle their batch of sauce. It doesn't look like they were anticipating the hold period.

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So we've been following the saga of the Sriracha plant in Irwindale, where the makers of that red spicy magic have been in a battle with the city and its weak sauce residents, whose complaints about strong smells emanating from the factory eventually got a judge to order a production shutdown. That ain't right!

Hot sauce fans, the lines have been drawn. Who do you support in the battle of Sriracha smells? You want your sweet, spicy goodness. That's why you need to rock one of these t-shirts: FREE SRACCI.

Get it for the Sriracha supporter in your life. Wear it in solidarity, because you can't keep a good rooster down.

Sriracha has a message for its neighbors in Irwindale

"NO TEAR GAS MADE HERE"



So the Sriracha factory has been shut down. Last week, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ordered the Huy Fong Foods plant in Irwindale, where they manufacture and bottle that magical spicy goodness, to cease operations in response to odor complaints from nearby residents. Time to start your Sriracha stockpile.

So how is Huy Fong CEO David Tran handling the shutdown? By being his usual badass self. After all, he is the maker of the awesomest sauce in the land. Take note of the green "NO TEAR GAS MADE HERE" banner they've defiantly posted outside the factory, sending a message to their Irwindale neighbors.

Time to start your Sriracha stockpile

Judge rules hot sauce must stop production. Srirachapocalypse now.


Noooooo! Hot sauce fans, the unthinkable has happened. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ordered the Sriracha plant in Irwindale, California to shut down in response to odor complaints from nearby residents: Sriracha plant must cease operations that cause odors, judge rules

Last month, the city of Irwindale filed a lawsuit against Huy Fong Foods, the sorcerers behind the popular spicy red elixir, after nearby residents complained of burning eyes, irritated throats, headaches and other ailments caused by the odor emanating from the Sriracha production facilities. The request for a temporary restraining order was denied, allowing the factory to grind the chilis needed for next year's sauce supply.

But on Tuesday, Judge Robert H. O'Brien ruled in favor of the city and ordered Huy Fong to cease all operations that could be causing odors, calling the smell "extremely annoying, irritating and offensive to the senses warranting consideration as a public nuisance."