The Manufacturer Of Sriracha Hot Sauce Is Being Sued For Odors Coming From Factory

[Initech]

It’s well known that a spoonful of Sriracha, an Asian hot sauce made by Huy Fong Foods, can burn your mouth.

But in Irwindale, where the hot sauce’s production facilities are, residents are complaining of burning eyes, irritated throats and headaches caused by a powerful, painful odor that the city says appears to be emanating from the factory during production. The smell is so aggressive that one family was forced to move a birthday party indoors after the spicy odor descended on the festivities, said Irwindale City Atty. Fred Galante.

The city of Irwindale filed suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday, claiming that the odor was a public nuisance and asking a judge to stop production until the smell can be reduced. “Given how long it’s going on, we had no choice but to institute this action,” Galante said.

Irwindale officals repeatedly met with representatives from Huy Fong Foods to discuss methods of reducing the odors, according to the suit. Huy Fong representatives cooperated at first but later denied there was an odor problem, saying their employees worked in similar olfactory settings without complaint, Galante said.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-irwindale-sues-sriracha-20131028,0,2608897.story#axzz2j8aMUK7n

[Warren DeMontague]

1. "You are making our hydrocarbon-laden smog soup too darn spicy!"

I mean, seriously. It's not like the air in the rest of LA is any kind of treat.

[BillyRibs]

2. I once worked in a

Flavor product Plant for a very famous soup maker. When I pulled into the parking lot at night I knew if they were mixing Capsicum for hot sauce, and we had air scrubbers for the local area. Inside the plant could clear out your sinuses. Can't Imagine what it must be like for the locals with out Scrubbers in the facility.