Haribo urgently recalls popular family sweets found to contain cannabis
Multiple members of a family, alongside several other people, reportedly felt unwell after eating the sweets.
Haribo has had to recall one of its popular bags of sweets. The decision was made after the treats were found to contain traces of cannabis.
The recall, which affects the Netherlands only, was announced after it was reported that multiple members of one family, alongside several other people, became unwell after consuming the confectionary giant's 1kg pack of Haribo Happy Cola F!ZZ.
The BBC reports that a spokesperson for the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) said that some of the consumers had reported "dizziness" after eating the sweets.
The agency further told the Dutch broadcaster SBS6 that "samples were taken and cannabis was found in them".
Packs affected by the recall are sold only within the Netherlands and feature a best before date of January 2026.
According to reports, only three packs were found to be contaminated, but Haribo has chosen to recall all of its stock as a "precaution."
As of writing, it is said to be unclear how many people have become unwell since eating the sweets, while Dutch media reports that the police were investigating how they managed to be contaminated with traces of cannabis.
A further statement has urged shoppers not to consume the sweets, as the affected packs "can lead to health complaints, such as dizziness, when consumed."
It's not been determined whether the Haribo sweets that were contaminated were genuine or a counterfeit product, although the confectionary firm is said to be taking the incident "very seriously", adding that its customers safety was its highest priority.
According to Haribo, the recall of its 1kg bags of Happy Cola F!ZZ affects only the Netherlands, with no other regions impacted.
Other Haribo products are also said to be safe to consume.
In UK recall news, we have reported that Iceland has had to pull a popular bakery item after it was found to contain an ingredient that had not been declared on the packaging.
The frozen food supermarket's Daily Bakery 4 Sub Rolls, with the best before date of June 2, 2025, were found to contain barley, making them unsafe to eat for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to gluten.
Iceland's full recall notice read: "We are taking the precautionary measure of recalling the date code of the above product as it may contain undeclared barley and therefore poses a potential risk to people with an allergy or intolerance to barley.
"Only the best before date in this notice is affected."
