Food recall

Brooklyn Delhi recall: Brooklyn Delhi Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce

Brooklyn Delhi, of Brooklyn, NY, recalled Brooklyn Delhi Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce. The FDA's reason: “Product may be become pressurized from fermentation and pose a safety risk to consumers who may sustain injuries to their eyes, face, and hands when opening the bottles.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on April 27, 2023, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of May 31, 2023. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)

Status

Terminated

Closed December 8, 2023

The recall

Company
Brooklyn Delhi (Brooklyn, NY)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Product may be become pressurized from fermentation and pose a safety risk to consumers who may sustain injuries to their eyes, face, and hands when opening the bottles.”
Where it was sold
1 Distributor in NY.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
92241

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0918-2023 Class II

    Brooklyn Delhi Ghost Pepper Hot Sauce, 5 oz., glass bottle

    Codes: UPC CODE: 85439008209 Best By: 12/12/2025 Batch #22121201 Best By: 12/13/2025 Batch #22121301 Best By: 1/3/2026 Batch #23010301 Best By:1/9/2026 Batch #23010901 Best By: 1/11/2026 Batch #23011101 Best By: 1/31/2026 Batch #23013101

    Quantity: 18,048 units

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of May 31, 2023.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.