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Class IITerminated in FDA datasetFeb 14, 2025

HOT ONES brand VERDE, Los Calientes Hot Sauce, BY HEATONIST; 1 gallon

Recalling firm: The Karma Sauce Company LLC

Why it was recalled

Possible foreign object contamination (plastic).

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The exact product

HOT ONES brand VERDE, Los Calientes Hot Sauce, BY HEATONIST; 1 gallon, 5 oz, and 5 gallon sizes; UPC: 8-51444-00803-5

sauces and dips

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Original FDA code information

1 gallon size: Best By 02/03/2028; Best By 02/04/2028; Best By 02/07/2028 5 oz size: Best By 02/03/2028; Best By 02/04/2028; Best By 02/05/2028; Best By 02/06/2028; Best By 02/07/2028; Best By 02/11/2028; Best By 02/12/2028; Best By 02/13/2028; Best By 12/18/2027; Best By 12/19/2027 5 gallon size: Best By 02/07/2028

TypeCode / valueContext
UPC851444008035Los Calientes Hot Sauce, BY HEATONIST; 1 gallon, 5 oz, and 5 gallon sizes; UPC: 8-51444-00803-5
best by02/03/20281 gallon size: Best By 02/03/2028; Best By 02/04/2028; Best By 02/07/2028 5 oz size: Best By 02/03/2028; Best By 02/04/2028; Best By 02/05/2028; Best By
best by02/03/2028: Best By 02/03/2028; Best By 02/04/2028; Best By 02/07/2028 5 oz size: Best By 02/03/2028; Best By 02/04/2028; Best By 02/05/2028; Best By 02/06/2028; Best By 02/07/2028; Best By 02/11/2028; Best By 02/12/2028
best by02/04/20281 gallon size: Best By 02/03/2028; Best By 02/04/2028; Best By 02/07/2028 5 oz size: Best By 02/03/2028; Best By 02/04/2028; Best By 02/05/2028; Best By 02/06/2028; Best By
best by02/04/2028; Best By 02/04/2028; Best By 02/07/2028 5 oz size: Best By 02/03/2028; Best By 02/04/2028; Best By 02/05/2028; Best By 02/06/2028; Best By 02/07/2028; Best By 02/11/2028; Best By 02/12/2028; Best By 02/13/2028
best by02/05/2028; Best By 02/07/2028 5 oz size: Best By 02/03/2028; Best By 02/04/2028; Best By 02/05/2028; Best By 02/06/2028; Best By 02/07/2028; Best By 02/11/2028; Best By 02/12/2028; Best By 02/13/2028; Best By 12/18/2027
best by02/06/2028 5 oz size: Best By 02/03/2028; Best By 02/04/2028; Best By 02/05/2028; Best By 02/06/2028; Best By 02/07/2028; Best By 02/11/2028; Best By 02/12/2028; Best By 02/13/2028; Best By 12/18/2027; Best By 12/19/2027
best by02/07/20281 gallon size: Best By 02/03/2028; Best By 02/04/2028; Best By 02/07/2028 5 oz size: Best By 02/03/2028; Best By 02/04/2028; Best By 02/05/2028; Best By 02/06/2028; Best By 02/07/2028; Best By
best by02/07/202802/03/2028; Best By 02/04/2028; Best By 02/05/2028; Best By 02/06/2028; Best By 02/07/2028; Best By 02/11/2028; Best By 02/12/2028; Best By 02/13/2028; Best By 12/18/2027; Best By 12/19/2027 5 gallon size: Best
best by02/07/2028st By 02/13/2028; Best By 12/18/2027; Best By 12/19/2027 5 gallon size: Best By 02/07/2028
best by02/11/202802/04/2028; Best By 02/05/2028; Best By 02/06/2028; Best By 02/07/2028; Best By 02/11/2028; Best By 02/12/2028; Best By 02/13/2028; Best By 12/18/2027; Best By 12/19/2027 5 gallon size: Best By 02/07/2028
best by02/12/202802/05/2028; Best By 02/06/2028; Best By 02/07/2028; Best By 02/11/2028; Best By 02/12/2028; Best By 02/13/2028; Best By 12/18/2027; Best By 12/19/2027 5 gallon size: Best By 02/07/2028
best by02/13/202802/06/2028; Best By 02/07/2028; Best By 02/11/2028; Best By 02/12/2028; Best By 02/13/2028; Best By 12/18/2027; Best By 12/19/2027 5 gallon size: Best By 02/07/2028
best by12/18/202702/07/2028; Best By 02/11/2028; Best By 02/12/2028; Best By 02/13/2028; Best By 12/18/2027; Best By 12/19/2027 5 gallon size: Best By 02/07/2028
best by12/19/202702/11/2028; Best By 02/12/2028; Best By 02/13/2028; Best By 12/18/2027; Best By 12/19/2027 5 gallon size: Best By 02/07/2028

Recall details

Recall number
F-0644-2025
Event ID
96339
FDA status
Terminated
Initiated
Feb 14, 2025
Reported
Mar 26, 2025
Classified
Mar 19, 2025
Terminated
Mar 10, 2026
Quantity
Verde: Total 1-gallon jugs = 24, Total 5 oz bottles = 50,604, Total 5-gallon buckets = 2; Rojo: Total 5 oz bottles = 0, Total 1 gallon jugs = 24
Location
Rochester, NY, United States
Initiation type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Notification
E-Mail

Where it was distributed

NC, OH, IN, IL

FDA source record · F-0644-2025

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