Haribo Gummies Recalled After Cannabis Allegedly Found in Samples That Left Several People Sick

Haribo’s Happy Cola F!ZZ gummies person been recalled aft cannabis was allegedly recovered successful samples that near respective group sick.

The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) issued a warning connected Thursday, May 29, that consumers successful nan state should debar buying nan 1,000-gram battalion of nan product.

A photograph shared by nan NVWA shows nan soda bottle-shaped gummies successful a clear, sealed package pinch a bluish banner connected nan apical and bottom. Haribo’s iconic bears tin beryllium seen connected nan merchandise packaging.

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In a statement, NVWA spokesperson Saida Ahyad told section outlet Deutsche Welle, "The constabulary reported this to nan NVWA aft respective people, some children and adults, became sick aft eating nan cola bottles.”

The agency besides told Dutch broadcaster Hart van Nederland that "samples were taken” from nan affected bags “and cannabis was recovered successful them." The NVWA added to nan outlet that they “immediately contacted Haribo," and nan institution "issued a information warning."

In a station connected its website, nan NVWA wrote, "There are bags successful circulation pinch sweets that tin lead to wellness complaints, specified arsenic dizziness, erstwhile consumed."

According to nan NVWA, immoderate gummies pinch a merchandise codification of “L341-4002307906” and a best-before day of January 2026 person been recalled arsenic a precaution.

Customers who bought nan merchandise are encouraged to interaction Haribo for a refund alternatively of returning them to wherever nan gummies were purchased.

How galore bags full that whitethorn person beryllium affected by nan contamination is still unknown, and nan NVWA has not yet shared really nan contamination whitethorn person occurred.

Haribo, a institution spokesperson told nan BBC, is presently moving pinch constabulary to "establish nan facts astir nan contamination.”

According to Haribo, Happy Cola F!ZZ gummies packaged pinch different accumulation codes are safe to eat, arsenic are each different products nether nan company.

Haribo added that nan callback besides only extends to Haribo’s Happy Cola F!ZZ gummies successful nan Netherlands, pinch nary different regions affected.

A typical for Haribo did not instantly respond to PEOPLE's petition for remark connected Saturday, May 31.