Four sodas sold in restaurants across the US are recalled by FDA for containing hidden cancer-causing food dye READ MORE: Pepsi recalls top-selling 'zero sugar' drink because it's full of sugar By Caitlin Tilley, Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 15:03, 5 June 2024 | Updated: 15:49, 5 June 2024 e-mail 7 View comments 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. The products were recalled across nine states: Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Arizona, Missouri, Illinois, Nevada and California The Cola Flavoring Base contained undeclared sulfites, which are salts used as preservatives in wine and food products such as cured meats and dried fruits Both of the chemicals contains benzidine, a human and animal carcinogen permitted in low, presumably safe levels in dyes.
However, companies must declare if products contain it. According to the FDA, ingestion of free benzidine raises .
