Does TikTok’s famous Pink sauce cause Botulism? New Symptoms explored as Pink Sauce chef’s Livestream gets questioned on FDA approval
TikTok has recently found new fame in the name of Pink sauce which has taken the internet by storm. Some have found this product quite intriguing and have called it out for giving wrong nutritional facts on the label.
Since then creator Chef Pii has come under fire. And now the netizens are concerned about whether the product’s creator is following FDA standards and has received approval from the federal agency to sell the product across the country.
Many have been concerned with the product being sold due to its incorrect nutrition label, it has some concerning ingredients which include sunflower seed oil, distilled vinegar, lemon juice, milk, citric acid, dragon fruit and garlic among others.
Chef Pii held an Instagram live session to respond to the questions about the sauce being sold for $20. She was flooded with questions related to the product being approved by the U.S Food and Drug Administration:
“What do you mean FDA approved? I don’t sell medical products. The Pink Sauce is not a medical product. The Pink Sauce doesn’t contribute to your health. I never said that did I?” Pii said.
According to FDA’s official website, the agency is responsible for assuring food items other than livestock, poultry, and some egg products are “safe, wholesome, sanitary and properly labelled.”
It is still unclear whether Chef Pii was registering her sauce with the FDA.
Pink Sauce may cause botulism a rare but fatal illness caused by a toxin produced by a bacteria called Clostridium Botulinum. This toxin targets the nervous system which can inevitably lead to paralysis and respiratory failure.
Food safety expert and chef Brigette Joseph has told Yahoo that food products must always be approved by the FDA. He also revealed that sauce contains raw honey which can cause Botulism.
“In some cases, raw honey can cause botulism — an extreme case of food poisoning — due to natural bacteria that exists in it. So it is no surprise that some people report that they got violently ill after eating the pink sauce.”
A few symptoms of foodborne botulism include dry mouth, trouble breathing, drooping eyelids, nausea, stomach cramps, paralysis, facial weakness on both sides of the face, trouble swallowing and speaking, etc.
More Pop-culture news: