Veronica “ Chef Pii ” Shaw was all over social media last summer, thanks to her viral “ Pink Sauce ” condiment. The bubblegum-hued condiment was a concoction that Shaw devised in her kitchen while working as a private chef in Miami . She often finished her TikTok videos by slathering whatever she cooked in the mystery “Pink Sauce.” Although Shaw never revealed the sauce’s ingredients, her followers demanded it, so she began selling the sauce for $20 a bottle, which quickly sold out. As quickly as orders came in, the backlash followed. Customer complaints about inadequate food packaging and alleged contamination began to damper the hype around the viral sauce. The most significant blow was when Shaw went live to address followers questioning if her sauce was FDA-approved. She responded, “What do you mean, ‘FDA-approved’? I don’t sell medical products.” In January 2023, Delish announced that Shaw had partnered with Dave’s Gourmet . The condiment company added “Pink Sauce” to its...