Richards Too Good Hot Sauce. 12 oz. Product is packaged in 12 oz tall glass bottles with metal screw caps and black heat resistant tamper seals.

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-2234-2014) was formally reported on August 6, 2014, with the manufacturer initiating the action on June 27, 2014. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Richard's Rub & Seasonings, LLC is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Renton, WA. Federal records indicate unknown units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: Richards Rubs & Seasonings LLC is recalling Richards Too Good BBQ Sauce, Richards Too Good Hot Sauce and Richards Too Good Teriyaki Sauce because they may have been improperly processed and because they may have the pot… Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Direct consignees in state of Washington.. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 12 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.