Four soda products have been recalled by the FDA for containing undeclared dangerous food dyes, including one that can cause cancer.
The drinks are produced by Charles Boggini Company and include their Pink Lemonade, Yellow Lemonade and Yellow Lemonade X, as well as a flavoring product called Cola Flavoring Base.
The company does not sell canned drinks directly to customers, but rather supplies drink concentrates and flavors to other manufacturers and retailers in multiple states.
The pink and yellow lemonades were recalled because the company did not disclose that they contained food dyes Red 40 and Yellow 5 respectively.
According to the FDA, ingestion of free benzidine raises the cancer risk to just under the ‘concern’ threshold, or one cancer in one million people.
The Charles Boggini Company voluntarily recalled the drinks at the end of March, but the health hazard of the drinks was not classified until June 3.
