diff --git a/pyrit/datasets/seed_datasets/remote/xl_safety_bench_dataset.py b/pyrit/datasets/seed_datasets/remote/xl_safety_bench_dataset.py
index af1af57ec6..0140195559 100644
--- a/pyrit/datasets/seed_datasets/remote/xl_safety_bench_dataset.py
+++ b/pyrit/datasets/seed_datasets/remote/xl_safety_bench_dataset.py
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ class XLSafetyBenchCulturalCategory(str, Enum):
     """Cultural categories used by the XL-SafetyBench Cultural track."""
 
     SYMBOLIC_TABOOS_AND_GIFT_GIVING = "Symbolic Taboos & Gift-Giving"
-    FOOD_DIETARY_LAW_AND_HOSPITALITY = "Food Dietary Law & Hospitality"
-    DEATH_GRIEF_AND_FUNERAL_PRACTICES = "Death Grief & Funeral Practices"
+    FOOD_DIETARY_LAW_AND_HOSPITALITY = "Food, Dietary Law & Hospitality"
+    DEATH_GRIEF_AND_FUNERAL_PRACTICES = "Death, Grief & Funeral Practices"
     DAILY_LIFE_AND_PUBLIC_CONDUCT = "Daily Life & Public Conduct"
-    HIERARCHY_ADDRESS_AND_SOCIAL_DEFERENCE = "Hierarchy Address & Social Deference"
+    HIERARCHY_ADDRESS_AND_SOCIAL_DEFERENCE = "Hierarchy, Address & Social Deference"
     LEGAL_LANDMINES = "Legal Landmines"
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/datasets/test_xl_safety_bench_dataset.py b/tests/unit/datasets/test_xl_safety_bench_dataset.py
index 8303d21aa2..16eb22bad9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/datasets/test_xl_safety_bench_dataset.py
+++ b/tests/unit/datasets/test_xl_safety_bench_dataset.py
@@ -294,6 +294,42 @@ async def test_cultural_category_filter_and_hidden_violation():
     assert seed.metadata["scenario_english"] == "English scenario 2 for japan"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "category, upstream_label",
+    [
+        # Labels exactly as they appear in the ``category`` column of every
+        # data/cultural/<country>/scenario_prompts.csv on the Hugging Face dataset.
+        (XLSafetyBenchCulturalCategory.FOOD_DIETARY_LAW_AND_HOSPITALITY, "Food, Dietary Law & Hospitality"),
+        (XLSafetyBenchCulturalCategory.DEATH_GRIEF_AND_FUNERAL_PRACTICES, "Death, Grief & Funeral Practices"),
+        (
+            XLSafetyBenchCulturalCategory.HIERARCHY_ADDRESS_AND_SOCIAL_DEFERENCE,
+            "Hierarchy, Address & Social Deference",
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+async def test_cultural_category_filter_matches_upstream_labels_with_commas(category, upstream_label):
+    loader = _XLSafetyBenchCulturalDataset(countries=[XLSafetyBenchCountry.FRANCE], categories=[category])
+    rows = [
+        {
+            "id": "CC-fr-1",
+            "category": upstream_label,
+            "sensitivity_english": "s",
+            "sensitivity_local": "s",
+            "base_query_english": "q",
+            "base_query_local": "q",
+            "scenario_english": "English scenario",
+            "scenario_local": "Local scenario",
+            "hidden_violation": "v",
+        }
+    ]
+
+    with patch.object(loader, "_fetch_from_url", return_value=rows):
+        dataset = await loader.fetch_dataset_async()
+
+    assert len(dataset.seeds) == 1
+    assert dataset.seeds[0].metadata["category"] == upstream_label
+
+
 async def test_cultural_skips_empty_scenario():
     loader = _XLSafetyBenchCulturalDataset(countries=[XLSafetyBenchCountry.FRANCE])
     rows = [