A Connecticut-based company that manufactures flavored sodas and sells them to restaurants across the United States has recalled multiple products. According to the New York Post, Charles Boggini Company, headquartered in Coventry, CT, voluntarily recalled its “Pink Lemonade,” “Cola Flavoring Base,” “Yellow Lemonade” and “Yellow Lemonade X.” The company sells its flavored sodas in one- and five-gallon containers to restaurants in various states. It does not sell canned drinks directly to customers. “The products were recalled across nine states: Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Arizona, Missouri, Illinois, Nevada and California,” Daily Mail noted. Four sodas sold in restaurants across the US are recalled by FDA for containing hidden cancer-causing food dye https://t.co/9C4XNFA4VR pic.twitter.com/mNjI8p7Pgr — Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) June 5, 2024 BREAKING NEWS —Four sodas sold in restaurants across the US are recalled by FDA for containing hidden cancer-causing food dye What we know — The drinks are produced by Charles Boggini Company and include their Pink Lemonade, Yellow Lemonade and Yellow Lemonade X, as well as a… pic.twitter.com/0HVt2ONLWz — SANTINO (@MichaelSCollura) June 5, 2024 Per Daily Mail: The pink and yellow lemonades were recalled because the company did not disclose that they contained food dyes Red 40 and Yellow 5 respectively. 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 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. “Some studies have linked red dye to rising incidents of colorectal cancer and other ailments including allergies, migraines and mental health defects,” the New York Post stated. JUST IN: Four Popular Sodas Recalled By FDA After Being Linked To Cancerhttps://t.co/qwEvwNV0OF FULL STORY — DailyNoah.com (@DailyNoahNews) June 5, 2024 From the New York Post: The recall was announced in an enforcement report issued by the FDA, which was reported by Newsweek and DailyMail.com. The FDA requires manufacturers to declare when dye is used as an ingredient in their products. The “Yellow Lemonade” and “Yellow Lemonade X” products were found to have FD&C Yellow No. 5 — an artificial food dye that is often found in processed pastries, breakfast cereals and colored candy. Also known as tartrazine or E102, FD&C Yellow No. 5 is believed to contribute to allergic reactions in asthmatics as well as those with low tolerance to aspirin. The “Cola Flavoring Base” product that was recalled by Charles Boggini Company was found to contain sulfites, which are salts that are often used as preservatives in food products. Sulfites in sufficiently large quantities have been blamed for causing skin reactions, digestive problems and respiratory issues.

The World Health Organization claimed an individual’s death in Mexico was due to the “first laboratory-confirmed human case of infection with an influenza A(H5N2) virus.” “On 23 May 2024, the Mexico International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point (NFP) reported to PAHO/WHO a confirmed fatal case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N2) virus detected in a resident of the State of Mexico who was hospitalized in Mexico City. This is the first laboratory-confirmed human case of infection with an influenza A(H5N2) virus reported globally and the first avian H5 virus infection in a person reported in Mexico,” the WHO stated. “Although the source of exposure to the virus in this case is currently unknown, A(H5N2) viruses have been reported in poultry in Mexico. According to the IHR (2005), a human infection caused by a novel influenza A virus subtype is an event that has the potential for high public health impact and must be notified to the WHO. Based on available information, WHO assesses the current risk to the general population posed by this virus as low,” it added. The patient, a 59-year-old resident of the State of Mexico, had no history of exposure to poultry or other animals. “The case had multiple underlying medical conditions. The case’s relatives reported that the case had already been bedridden for three weeks, for other reasons, prior to the onset of acute symptoms,” the WHO stated. WHO statement on world's first human case of H5N2 bird flu. The patient, a 59-year-old from Mexico, had no history of exposure to poultry or other animals. pic.twitter.com/vPioeXtkkp — BNO News (@BNOFeed) June 5, 2024 Per Reuters: In March, Mexico’s government reported an outbreak of A(H5N2) in an isolated family unit in the country’s western Michoacan state, but said at the time this did not represent a risk to distant commercial farms, nor to human health. After the April death, Mexican authorities confirmed the presence of the virus and reported the case to the WHO, the agency said. Based on available information, WHO assesses the current risk to the general population posed by this virus as low. NEW: The World Health Organization has confirmed the first-ever fatal case of a subtype of bird flu in Mexico. It is the first laboratory-confirmed human case of the H5N2 strain of bird flu, or avian influenza, and the first-ever reported case in Mexico. https://t.co/n8jW1JWRYj — ABC News (@ABC) June 5, 2024 The United States has reported three human cases of bird flu in recent months. Third Reported American Bird Flu Case, CDC Issues Statement

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Conservative German politician from the anti-Islamization AFD (Alternative for Germany) Party stabbed in the street by an Afghan Muslim terrorist-wannabe, the second time in a week that a conservative politician has been nearly murdered by a Muslim in that city. Breitbart (h/t Nita) An election candidate in Germany was stabbed in the head and stomach […]

LA Times author Doug Smith writes that a 278-unit tower, due to open this month, is a self-contained environment that will insulate its formerly homeless residents from the squalor and hopelessness around them and elevate the neighborhood at the same time. Kevin Murray, president and chief executive of Weingart Center Assn. came up with the project. He’s […] The post I’m Sure This’ll Work: Luxury High Rise Apts. for the Homeless appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.