Jan 08, 2014 05:02 PM EST
Sriracha Plant To Resume Shipping After 35-Day Hold Period

The world can stop panicking because everyone's favorite hot sauce brand, Sriracha, is set to start making shipments again in late January.

According to ABC News, a Huy Fong Foods spokesperson stated the company had plans to resume shipments at the end of the month. The company was forced to halt production, after neighbors filed a lawsuit over "spicy odors that residents say caused a raft of health issues."

Last month, a California Department of Public Health placed a 35-day hold period for three of the company's sauces: Chili Garlic, Sambal Oelek, and the beloved Sriracha, due to the health department enforcing stricter guidelines for the company.  

The Associated Press reported Judge Robert H. O'Brien ruled in favor of the city of Irwindale and ordered the plant to stop any operations that could be causing the odor. The company responded to the allegations stating they were no longer crushing red-hot jalapeño peppers, which is considered the main ingredient and source of complaints.

According to ABC News, a hot sauce shortage was not noticeable since the hot sauce was still available on Amazon. Dale Talde, chef and owner of Asian-leaning restaurants Talde and former "Top Chef" contestant said he's been a long time Sriracha user and has been cooking with the product for at least 10 years.

"Heat in general to Asian food is unbelievably important. So I think it's just become that avenue of heat, a way to get it," Talde told ABC News. "As far as saying it's the most important, no. It's more the idea of heat in general, but it's gotten into people's heads that, 'This is the best.'"

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