California town moves against Sriracha hot sauce plant

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California town moves against Sriracha hot sauce plant

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/california-town-moves-against-sriracha-hot-sauce-plant-231233259.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/56ScShreqG6jjPn9fv9_eA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-04-10T231233Z_1_CBREA391SHV00_RTROPTP_2_USA-HOTSAUCE-CALIFORNIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Bottles of Sriracha hot chili sauce, made by Huy Fong Foods, are seen on a supermarket shelf in San Gabriel" align="left" title="Bottles of Sriracha hot chili sauce, made by Huy Fong Foods, are seen on a supermarket shelf in San Gabriel" border="0" /></a>The small Southern California town of Irwindale has opened a new front in its battle against what it says is a pungent, tear-inducing odor from a chili processing factory owned by the makers of Sriracha-brand hot pepper sauce. The City Council voted 4-0 at a meeting on Wednesday night to authorize staff to prepare a resolution to declare the plant's peppery fumes a public nuisance, and giving Huy Fong Foods 90 days to remedy the situation. A fifth council member who lives within 500 feet of the plant abstained to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest. Huy Fong's red-colored Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce, sold in clear squeeze bottles with a green cap and trademark rooster logo, is one the top-selling condiments in the United States.</p><br clear="all"/>

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