I find this dispute a bit of an oxymoron. They're bitching and complaining about a "smell" but yet fracking or the mining and burning of coal is ignored for the most part. I am biased though as I love Sriracha, but I am well aware of the stink from a previous job.. Every summer into early fall we cooked and canned 500-1000 bottles of hot peppers, mild peppers and tomato based sauces.
Days after being declared a smelly “public nuisance” by the California town it calls home, Huy Fong Foods — makers of the spicy Sriracha sauce loved by many a person — may be packing up its peppers and moving.
The L.A. Times reports that Huy Fong owner David Tran has invited the various politicians and business leaders from around the country who have said they would welcome the factory to come check out the Irwindale, CA, facility to see first-hand if they believe the odors would present a problem.
Huy Fong has been locked in a battle with the Irwindale town council for months over claims that the factory releases fumes into the neighborhood that smell bad and cause some people to experience eye irritation.
The town has already filed a lawsuit over the issue, but that won’t come to trial until next fall at the earliest.
Sriracha Makers Mull Factory Move Over Odor Ordeal – Consumerist
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