Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
The Karma Sauce Company LLC: food recall F-0644-2025
The Karma Sauce Company LLC of Rochester, NY recalled HOT ONES brand VERDE, Los Calientes Hot Sauce, BY HEATONIST; 1 gallon, 5 oz, and 5 gallon sizes; UPC: 8-51444-00803-5. Reason: Possible foreign object contamination (plastic). The FDA listed it as Class II in its Enforcement Report dated Mar 26, 2025; distribution: Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio.
Record status as published: Terminated (terminated Mar 10, 2026). openFDA data last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Recall details
- Product
- HOT ONES brand VERDE, Los Calientes Hot Sauce, BY HEATONIST; 1 gallon, 5 oz, and 5 gallon sizes; UPC: 8-51444-00803-5
- Product 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
- Reason for recall
- Possible foreign object contamination (plastic).
- Codes, lots and dates on the package
- 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
- Distribution pattern
- NC, OH, IN, IL
- Recalling firm
- The Karma Sauce Company LLC, Rochester, NY
- Classification
- Class II — the FDA uses this class for a situation in which using or being exposed to the product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How the firm first notified customers
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Dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Recall initiated by the firm | Feb 14, 2025 |
| Classified by the FDA | Mar 19, 2025 |
| Published in the Enforcement Report | Mar 26, 2025 |
| Terminated | Mar 10, 2026 |
Other products in the same recall event
The FDA groups related products under one recall event (event 96339).
- F-0645-2025 — HOT ONES brand ROJO, Los Calientes Hot Sauce, BY HEATONIST; 5 oz size and 1 gallon sizes; UPC: 8-51444-00810-03
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Sources
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA food enforcement reports, recall number F-0644-2025 (openFDA record). Data provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (https://open.fda.gov).
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