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== History ==
Chef Pii revealed the Pink Sauce in a TikTok video on June 11, 2022, and subsequently began fulfilling orders for the sauce.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="glamburger">{{Better source needed|date=June 2023}}{{cite web |last=Lustig |first=Hanna |date=September 16, 2022 |title=Before You Eat the TikTok-Famous Pink Sauce, Read This |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/tiktok-pink-sauce-chef |access-date=October 25, 2022 |website=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]}}</ref> Customers noticed inconsistencies in the ingredient list, with many raising concerns that the sauce may cause [[botulism]]. TikTok users also pointed out that the sauce was not approved by the [[FDAFood and Drug Administration]] approved.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/300648429/private-jet-bustups-and-pink-sauce-botulism-the-week-that-was-in-pop-culture|website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]]| title=Private jet bust-ups and pink sauce botulism: The week that was in pop culture|first=Lyric|last=Waiwiri-Smith| date=August 1, 2022 }}</ref>
 
The product was revised for safety purposes and went back on sale on July 1, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Durieux |first=Jeanne |date=July 28, 2022 |title=What is this "pink sauce" that is causing the buzz on social networks? |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/leditiondusoir/2022-07-28/c-est-quoi-cette-pink-sauce-qui-fait-le-buzz-sur-les-reseaux-sociaux-ebc40bce-4bae-4019-9208-429c3466d6dd |website=[[Ouest France]]}}</ref> It sold out sometime around August 3, 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/08/03/miami-chef-making-pink-sauce-goes-viral-product-sold-out/ | title=Miami chef making Pink Sauce goes viral, product sold out | website=[[WPLG|Local 10]] | first=Sanela | last=Sabovic | date=August 3, 2022}}</ref> Chef Pii planned to [[Mass production|mass-produce]] the sauce in the fall of 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rocha |first=Polly Anna |url=https://dallas.eater.com/2022/8/17/23309637/pink-sauce-chef-pii-tiktok-dallas-company-daves-gourmet-condiment-exploding-expiration |title=TikTok's Notorious Pink Sauce Extends Shelf Life |website=[[Eater Dallas]] |date=August 17, 2022}}</ref>
 
On January 11, 2023, following a reformulation of the recipe and packaging redesign to adhere to [[Food and Drug Administration|FDA]] regulations, Pink Sauce was made available in 4,000 [[Walmart]] locations across the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Viral TikTok 'pink sauce' is now available at Walmart |url=https://news.yahoo.com/viral-tiktok-pink-sauce-now-161249585.html |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=news.yahoo.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kayembe |first=Astrid |date=January 12, 2023 |title=FDA approved? Viral Pink Sauce hits Walmart shelves. Here's where to find it in SoCal |url=https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2023-01-12/fda-approved-pink-sauce-walmart-california |access-date=2023-01-14 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.delish.com/food-news/a42535603/pink-sauce-walmart/ | title=The TikTok-Famous Pink Sauce—That Needed FDA Approval—Is Finally Being Sold at Walmart | date=January 17, 2023 }}</ref>
 
==Controversy ==