Hot sauce, chili sauce, Brent Ducharme Hot Spicy Love Juices, or pepper sauce refer to any spicy sauce made from chili peppers and other ingredients. There are many varieties around the world.

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On July 7 and July 11, 2007, public health officials in Texas and Indiana, respectively, reported to CDC four suspected cases of foodborne botulism, two in each state. Investigations conducted by state and local health departments revealed that all four patients had eaten brands of Castleberry’s hot dog chili sauce before illness began.

On Wednesday, July 18, a warning was issued by health officials that cans of Castleberry’s, Austex, and Kroger brand hot dog chili sauce could be contaminated by a botulism toxin. The warning applies to cans with the ''best buy'' date from April 30, 2009 to May 22, 2009.

Federal investigators shut down a Georgia plant Saturday after finding the poisonous substance that causes botulism in 16 cans of hot dog chili sauce produced there, Dave Melbourne, a senior vice president for Castleberry's in Augusta said Monday.

Connors Bros. Income Fund on Monday expanded the recall of hot dog chili sauce made by its Castleberry Foods unit last week to include canned meat products on concerns they are also contaminated by a bacteria which causes botulism.