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‘Hot Ones’ sauce on Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco episode recalled for possible contamination
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.