Urgent recall of Haribo products issued after sweets 'found to contain cannabis'
Haribo has urgently recalled packets of sweets in the Netherlands after they were allegedly found to contain cannabis.
Several members of the same family, both children and adults, felt unwell after eating Happy Cola F!ZZ.
The family contacted the police and an investigation into the sweets has been launched, according to a spokesperson for the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA), reports The Express.
The authority confirmed "samples were taken and cannabis was found in them". How the drug ended up in the sweets remains unknown.
"We immediately contacted Haribo and they issued a safety warning," a NVWA spokesperson told Hart van Nederland. "How the cannabis ended up in the sweets is still unknown. The police are investigating this further."
Haribo had previously said that there were products in circulation that can cause health issues, including dizziness.
A spokesperson for the company said: "The incident is contained to the Netherlands, to a specific product and batch."
HARIBO products in Ireland 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 recall applies to packages with the production code L341-4002307906. Other product codes of Happy Cola F!ZZ, and all other Haribo products, should be safe to eat, according to the company.
Consumers have been urged not to return the product to the store but to send it directly to the company. They will then receive a refund.
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