Sriracha plant must cease operations that cause odors, judge rules

[n2doc]

Source: LA Times

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge Tuesday ordered a Sriracha hot sauce plant in Irwindale to partially shut down in response to smell complaints from nearby residents.

Judge Robert H. O'Brien ruled in favor of the city and ordered sauce maker Huy Fong Foods to cease any kind of operations that could be causing the odors and make immediate changes that would help mitigate them.

The injunction does not order the company to stop operating entirely, or specify the types of actions that are required.

The city of Irwindale sued Huy Fong Foods on Oct. 21 after nearby residents complained of heartburn, inflamed asthma and even nosebleeds that they said were caused by the spicy odor coming from the hot sauce plant.



Read more: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-judge-rules-no-sriracha-20131126,0,7404487.story

[northoftheborder]

1. Do they have other plants elsewhere?

Do I need to stock up?

[n2doc]

3. This is the only plant

Hard to say if you need to stock up. I expect there will either be some sort of agreement that allows production, or the factory will move.

[MyNameGoesHere]

6. Lol

I just went to Amazon and got a double order of their 3 pack <28oz>. Life would be so ordinary without a little spice and I don't plan on running out of my Sriracha.

[jberryhill]

2. .

[AllyCat]

4. Rats, and I'm down to one bottle.

Time to stock up!

[jsr]

5. Even a partial shutdown will reduce supply

Grab an extra bottle.

[DeSwiss]

7. ''Hot Sauce Plant's Hot Air Lands Them In Hot Water''

- K&R

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[sakabatou]

15. It's the Overly Attached Girlfriend!

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/overly-attached-girlfriend

[DeSwiss]

16. And her lil' sister! ;-) n/t

[thecrow]

8. Ohhhhhh NOOOOOES!

or OH NOSE if you prefer..

My boyfriend lives on this stuff.

[Brother Buzz]

9. That explains Subway's "limited-time only" Sriracha Steak and Chicken Melt

[Duer 157099]

10. Whaaaa....?????

Something is made in America still????

And Los Angeles????

And Sriracha?????

Never saw that one coming.

[dipsydoodle]

11. Who was there first : Sriracha's plant or the neighbours.

In the UK similar complaints arise with regard to "noise" from music venues despite some occupiers / neighbours having lived there for far shorter periods of time than the music venues have existed.

[Gormy Cuss]

12. The neighbors were there first.

The Irwindale plant has only been in operation for a year or two.

[abelenkpe]

13. Surely they can design a way to produce

The spice without causing respiratory problems for those living nearby.

[indie9197]

14. An interesting story on the owner

A Viet Nam refugee who refuses to sell his company to a big corporation. I wonder if his business rivals are behind this? Sorry, but I am getting more cynical the older I get. I wish him luck.

http://www.mnn.com/money/sustainable-business-practices/stories/sriracha-how-a-vietnamese-refugee-made-a-hot-sauce

[passiveporcupine]

17. Oh come on

Move them out to the desert like Breaking Bad. This sauce is far more important that crystal meth.

[rucky]

20. They should merge with Vamanos Pest

[nomorenomore08]

18. Whoa... I knew it was potent stuff but...

[jmowreader]

19. I wonder why they keep saying Irwindale when the plant isn't there

Huy Fong Foods is in Rosemead...if you do the Google Maps thing you see the problem instantly: there are residential neighborhoods on all four sides of the little industrial patch that contains the tear gas plant.