Popular Illinois Wings Sauce Suddenly Has Life-Threatening Issue

If you're a fan of wings in Illinois, there's a better than average chance that you have this sauce in your fridge. If that's the case, you should know there's an urgent recall of a popular wing sauce in Illinois due to a potentially life-threatening issue.

The Food and Drug Administration just shared this bulletin alerting everyone in Illinois that a sauce that has been widely available in the state is now under an urgent recall. They say that Texas Pete Habanero Buffalo Sauce may contain Sriracha Sauce which is not mentioned on some labels. They added this concerning note:

"People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to sulfites run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products"

This is what the labels look like.

Here are the affected products and the UPC codes you should look for as shared by the FDA:

The FDA says this sauce was distributed to California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia, & Vermont.

You can check out the complete bulletin from the FDA for more information on this sauce recall.