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A soft drink company has issued three recalls for several of its drinks, amounting to almost 3,000 gallons of possibly unsafe soft drinks on shelves.

A Newsweek map shows exactly where these recalls have taken place, so consumers can be sure to avoid the Class II and Class III risks.

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The states affected by the move are Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Arizona, Michigan, Illinois, Nevada and California.

People in these states should avoid certain batches of the Charles Boggini Company's Pink Lemonade, Cola Flavoring Base, Yellow Lemonade and Yellow Lemonade X.

These were issued recalls in their one and five-gallon forms at the end of March, before their health level hazard was made public on Monday.

Both the Charles Boggini Pink Lemonade and the Charles Boggini Company Cola Flavoring Base were classified as Class II health hazards. In total, 28 gallons of the former and 2,723 gallons of the latter have been flagged as potentially dangerous.

The Pink Lemonade was recalled because of FD&C Red No. 40 and the Cola Flavoring because of undeclared sulfites.

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Class II, one down from the most severe category of Class I, is used by the U.S. Federal and Drug Administration (FDA) when the "use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote."

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The FDA requires that the use of FD&C Red 40, a red dye used across the globe in multiple products, is declared.

This requirement from the agency is made despite the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization agreeing that FD&C Red No. 40 is not a dietary health concern.

Sulfites, often used in foods as preservatives, over 10 ppm also have to be declared, according to the FDA.

Meanwhile, the Charles Boggini Yellow Lemonade and Charles Boggini Yellow Lemonade X were dubbed Class III health hazards, because they contained undeclared FD&C Yellow No. 5—a synthetic food dye often used in soft drinks and candy.

The FDA uses Class III when the "use of, or exposure to, a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences."

The recalls for each product apply in all nine states mentioned—Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Arizona, Michigan, Illinois, Nevada and California.

The lot/unit numbers for each drink recalled:

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