 Zambelli was also the focus of a 2009 episode of National Geographic Channel's "Naked Science".In 2011 they were featured on "Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy" on History.In January 2017, The Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) ordered Zambelli to shut down for two weeks and fined them $200,000 after discovering stolen fireworks at the home of a former employee.During an unrelated investigation, the state police discovered the missing fireworks in 2014 and turned the matter over to the ATF.