Haribo recalls sweets after they 'were found to contain cannabis' and caused children to be sick
29 May 2025, 11:28 | Updated: 29 May 2025, 12:31
Haribo has urgently recalled sweets after they were allegedly found to contain cannabis, and made several people including children to fall ill.
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Cannabis was reportedly found in the sweets after several people, both adults and children, felt sick after eating Happy Cola F!ZZ.
The people affected contacted the police, who launched an investigation into the case, which is centred around sweets sold in the Netherlands.
The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) said it was conducting an investigation, and that "samples were taken and cannabis was found in them."
"We immediately contacted Haribo and they issued a safety warning," a spokesperson for the NVWA told the Dutch news outlet Hart van Nederland.
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"How the cannabis ended up in the sweets is still unknown. The police are investigating this further," the NVWA added.
Haribo has previously said that there were certain products in circulation that were causing health problems, after people reported feeling dizzy.
It is yet unclear how widespread the potential contamination is, but Haribo has issued a safety warning while investigations are ongoing.
A Haribo spokesperson said: "The incident is contained to the Netherlands, to a specific product and batch. HARIBO products in the UK and other markets are not affected.
"The safety of our consumers is our highest priority and HARIBO takes this incident very seriously, which is why a recall has been issued in the Netherlands.
"HARIBO is working closely with the authorities to support their investigation and establish the facts around the contamination."
The contamination was first discovered when a number of members of a family reported feeling sick after eating the sweets.
The investigation initially concerned three bags, but Haribo has launched a recall as a precaution.
The company is specifically telling customers not to eat the kilogram bags of Happy Cola F!ZZ, with the specific product code L341-4002307906.
Other production codes, as well as all other Haribo products, are safe to eat according to the company.
Customers who bought the affected kilo bags have been asked to send the sweets back to the company for a full refund.
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