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Haribo recalls candy after cannabis found in gummies, family gets sick
The Brief
A family in the Netherlands became unwell after eating a popular Haribo candy.
Food safety investigators found some bags were tainted with cannabis.
They're still trying to figure out how the cannabis got into the candy.
Haribo has recalled bags of candy in the Netherlands after a family reported getting sick and sampling found cannabis in the gummies.
What we know
The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority told the Netherlands outlet Hart van Nederland that several members of a family felt unwell after eating Haribo Happy Cola F!ZZ gummies. A sampling of the candy revealed cannabis in three bags, leading Haribo to recall the candy.
The recall includes 1kg packs of Haribo Happy Cola F!ZZ with a best-before date of January 2026. The recall only impacts the Netherlands. No products in the U.S. are affected.
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What we don't know
It's still unclear how the cannabis got into the candy, or how many people reported feeling unwell. It's also not clear whether the bags were actually made by Haribo, or if they were fake.
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What they're saying
A spokesperson for Germany-based Haribo told BBC the company is working with police to "establish the facts around the contamination."
The Netherlands food safety agency warned that eating the recalled candy "can lead to health complaints, such as dizziness."
"Do not eat the sweets," the agency said.
The Source
This report includes information from BBC and the Netherlands news outlet Hart van Nederland.
