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Sriracha factory tour

The peppers are unloaded from a truck into the factory as 300 sriracha fans tour Huy Fong Foods in Irwindale.

The peppers are unloaded from a truck into the factory as 300 sriracha fans tour Huy Fong Foods in Irwindale.   (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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On Friday, Huy Fong Foods invited the public for tours and tastings as a way of moving on from the controversy over the smell coming from the factory. More than 2,000 people are expected to attend this weekend’s events at the factory the city of Irwindale had once declared a public nuisance.

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CEO David Tran, left, has his picture taken with Maggie Guzman, right, as 300 sriracha fans tour Huy Fong Foods in Irwindale.   (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Sriracha fans

Matteo Aubin, 9, does not care for the smell of sriracha but he said his older brother loves it during a tour of Huy Fong Foods.   (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Sriracha fans

300 sriracha fans tour Huy Fong Foods in Irwindale.   (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Sriracha fans

T-shirts along with other items are for sale in the company gift store.   (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Sriracha fans

Jesus Gallardo tends the filled bottles of sriracha as they head on a conveyor belt to be boxed.   (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Sriracha fans

Workers put lids on the containers at Huy Fong Foods.   (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

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