DCP Orders Monroe Hot Sauce Maker to Stop Sales over Botulism Risk

Sauce company refuses to comply with cease and desist order issued because of botulism risk

The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Food and Standards Division has issued a cease-and-desist order to Phire in the Hole of Monroe, CT, and asked the company to voluntarily remove its hot sauce products from the market, following complaints from several local health departments. The products were manufactured

DCP orders Monroe hot sauce maker to stop sales over botulism risk

State officials are warning people not to eat hot sauces made by a Monroe company, saying the products could pose a botulism risk.

Connecticut Warns Consumers Not to Eat Phire in the Hole Hot Sauces Over Botulism Risk — and the Company Has Refused to Recall

Connecticut is telling consumers to throw away every bottle of Phire in the Hole hot sauce they own. On September 11, 2026, the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection issued a consumer alert and a cease-and-desist order to Phire in the Hole of Monroe, Connecticut, after finding that the company’s hot sauces were made without a...