Haribo is recalling packets of sweets within the Netherlands after some had been discovered to comprise traces of hashish.
A number of folks, together with a number of members of 1 household, reported feeling unwell after consuming from a 1kg pack of Haribo Pleased Cola F!ZZ.
A spokesperson for the meals security physique within the Netherlands (NVWA) mentioned some had reported “dizziness” after consuming the sweets. The company instructed Dutch broadcaster SBS6 that “samples had been taken and hashish was present in them”.
A Haribo spokesperson instructed the BBC it was working with police to “set up the info across the contamination”.
NVWA mentioned three packs had been discovered to be contaminated, however Haribo is recalling its total inventory as a precaution.
The luggage in query have a best-before date of January 2026.
It isn’t clear how many individuals have change into unwell.
NVWA mentioned police had been investigating how hashish ended up within the sweets, Dutch media report.
The company mentioned there have been luggage in circulation that “can result in well being complaints, reminiscent of dizziness, when consumed”.
“Don’t eat the sweets,” the assertion added.
It isn’t clear whether or not the contaminated merchandise are real Haribo luggage or pretend.
Haribo mentioned the protection of its shoppers was its highest precedence, including that it was taking the incident “very significantly”.
The confectionary big mentioned the recall was solely in place within the Netherlands, with different areas unaffected.
All different merchandise are secure to eat, the corporate says.
