A rare scare.
A “Hot Ones” hot sauce featured on the show’s recent episode with Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco has been recalled by the FDA for potential plastic contamination.
However, the celebrity couple were not served hot sauce from any bottles affected by the recall during their appearance on the popular YouTube show, a spokesperson for Heatonist — which makes all of the “Hot Ones”-branded sauces — told The Post on Friday.
“To be clear: none of the hot sauce bottles used on the show were part of the limited batches subject to the recall,” the rep insisted.
“No guests on ‘Hot Ones’ were served any hot sauce that falls under this recall,” they added.
Two “Hot Ones” sauces — the Hot Ones Los Calientes Verde Hot Sauce and Hot Ones Los Calientes Rojo Hot Sauce — were impacted by the recall.
“We identified nearly all of the affected bottles before they left our warehouse,” the spokesperson said. “Currently, the unaccounted recalled products are isolated to a small number of bottles that may have reached a handful of retail partners.”
“We have notified those retail partners and instructed them to check the lot codes and dispose of any impacted shipments.”
They continued, “This is a Class II recall, meaning the likelihood of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
According to the FDA’s website, a “Class II” recall is “a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
The Heatonist rep also told The Post, “Our manufacturing partner has identified the source of the plastic material. We are confident that this was an isolated issue that has been addressed at the manufacturing kitchen. We take food quality and safety very seriously and thank our community and partners for their support during this process.”
Anyone who has purchased a “Hot Ones” sauce affected by the recall who is concerned about their bottle can reach out to Heatonist at ilovehotsauce@heatonist.com or by calling 718-599-0838.
The FDA announced the recall on Wednesday. The Karma Sauce Company LLC initiated the recall on February 14.
More than 50,000 bottles of varying sizes — five ounces, one gallon, and five gallons — shipped to locations in North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois were included in the recall.
According to the FDA website, the recall is ongoing.
The “Hot Ones” Rojo sauce brand was included on other episodes of the show’s 26th season, which has featured Kevin Hart and Bad Bunny in addition to Blanco, 37, and Gomez, 32.
The Post has reached out to representatives for Gomez, Blanco, “Hot Ones” host Sean Evans and the FDA.
