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It seems to be illegal in the EU+UK because it contains E222: citation: https://www.hot-headz.com/huy-fong-sriracha-chilli-sauce https://www.hot-headz.com/huy-f

It seems to be illegal in the EU+UK because it contains E222: citation: https://www.hot-headz.com/huy-fong-sriracha-chilli-sauce https://www.hot-headz.com/huy-fong-sriracha-chilli-sauce I'm not saying you can't buy it on Amazon and I don't know enough about nutrition to know why E222 was banned.

ginko 5y ago
Are you sure it's illegal in the EU? Pretty much any wine sold adds sulfites to stop the fermentation process. AFAIK all that's required is that they're labelled as containing sulfites. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfite_food_and_beverage_additives#Regulation_and_safety https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfite_food_and_beverage_addi...
- dagw 5y ago
  The way it works is that they impose a default ban, and then you can apply for an exemption for your specific product category. Wine has an exemption, sauces and condiments do not. Why the EU would quickly make sure wine got an exemption and wasn't impacted in any way, and not do the same for hot sauces is a mystery for the ages.
  - zdragnar 5y ago
    France, I would assume.
    - lapnitnelav 5y ago
      You can add Spain and Italy trailing behind.
acjacobson 5y ago
It's not in Germany. I can buy it at my local Asian grocery.
rendall 5y ago
Here in Finland I can buy proper Huy Fong Sriracha in the grocery store. A few different flavors and types, too. Edit: I am wrong on the internet. I just checked my bottle in the fridge and it is GoTan [1] Sriracha, from the Netherlands. With a green cap, too. I feel kinda ripped off, tbh. [1] https://www.go-tan.com https://www.go-tan.com
- saimiam 5y ago
  Green cap Sriracha in India means it has Mayo. Is it the same for you?
  - rendall 5y ago
    No. The green cap meant that beautiful Huy Fong Sriracha, which has no mayo, but it's so distinctive that other manufacturers copied it, presumably to fool gullible people like myself
breakfastduck 5y ago
It's not

ginko 5y ago

Are you sure it's illegal in the EU? Pretty much any wine sold adds sulfites to stop the fermentation process. AFAIK all that's required is that they're labelled as containing sulfites. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfite_food_and_beverage_additives#Regulation_and_safety https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfite_food_and_beverage_addi...

dagw 5y ago
The way it works is that they impose a default ban, and then you can apply for an exemption for your specific product category. Wine has an exemption, sauces and condiments do not. Why the EU would quickly make sure wine got an exemption and wasn't impacted in any way, and not do the same for hot sauces is a mystery for the ages.
- zdragnar 5y ago
  France, I would assume.
  - lapnitnelav 5y ago
    You can add Spain and Italy trailing behind.

acjacobson 5y ago

It's not in Germany. I can buy it at my local Asian grocery.

rendall 5y ago

Here in Finland I can buy proper Huy Fong Sriracha in the grocery store. A few different flavors and types, too. Edit: I am wrong on the internet. I just checked my bottle in the fridge and it is GoTan [1] Sriracha, from the Netherlands. With a green cap, too. I feel kinda ripped off, tbh. [1] https://www.go-tan.com https://www.go-tan.com

saimiam 5y ago
Green cap Sriracha in India means it has Mayo. Is it the same for you?
- rendall 5y ago
  No. The green cap meant that beautiful Huy Fong Sriracha, which has no mayo, but it's so distinctive that other manufacturers copied it, presumably to fool gullible people like myself

breakfastduck 5y ago

It's not