A uncommon scare.
A “Hot Ones” sizzling sauce featured on the present’s current episode with Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco has been recalled by the FDA for potential plastic contamination.
Nonetheless, the movie star couple weren’t served sizzling sauce from any bottles affected by the recall throughout their look on the favored YouTube present, a spokesperson for Heatonist — which makes the entire “Hot Ones”-branded sauces — instructed The Submit on Friday.
“To be clear: none of the hot sauce bottles used on the show were part of the limited batches subject to the recall,” the rep insisted.
“No guests on ‘Hot Ones’ were served any hot sauce that falls under this recall,” they added.
Two “Hot Ones” sauces — the Sizzling Ones Los Calientes Verde Sizzling Sauce and Sizzling Ones Los Calientes Rojo Sizzling Sauce — have been impacted by the recall.
“We identified nearly all of the affected bottles before they left our warehouse,” the spokesperson stated. “Currently, the unaccounted recalled products are isolated to a small number of bottles that may have reached a handful of retail partners.”
“We have notified those retail partners and instructed them to check the lot codes and dispose of any impacted shipments.”
They continued, “This is a Class II recall, meaning the likelihood of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
In response to the FDA’s web site, a “Class II” recall is “a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
The Heatonist rep additionally instructed The Submit, “Our manufacturing partner has identified the source of the plastic material. We are confident that this was an isolated issue that has been addressed at the manufacturing kitchen. We take food quality and safety very seriously and thank our community and partners for their support during this process.”
Anybody who has bought a “Hot Ones” sauce affected by the recall who is anxious about their bottle can attain out to Heatonist at ilovehotsauce@heatonist.com or by calling 718-599-0838.
The FDA introduced the recall on Wednesday. The Karma Sauce Firm LLC initiated the recall on February 14.
Greater than 50,000 bottles of various sizes — 5 ounces, one gallon, and 5 gallons — shipped to areas in North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois have been included within the recall.
In response to the FDA web site, the recall is ongoing.
The “Hot Ones” Rojo sauce model was included on different episodes of the present’s twenty sixth season, which has featured Kevin Hart and Dangerous Bunny along with Blanco, 37, and Gomez, 32.
The Submit has reached out to representatives for Gomez, Blanco, “Hot Ones” host Sean Evans and the FDA.
