SAN DIEGO (CNS) – PepsiCo has voluntarily recalled 122,021 cases of Gatorade 28-ounce bottles in California and 36 other states after they were found to contain synthetic food dyes that do not appear on the product labels, government officials said this weekend.
The recalled flavors are Lemon Lime (regular), Zero Lemon Lime, Gatorade Orange (regular) and Gatorade Zero Orange.
They contain Yellow No. 5 and/or Yellow No. 6, FDA-approved synthetic food dyes that were not declared on the product label. Federal law requires all food coloring to be listed on product labels so consumers can make informed choices…