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HARIBO HAS RECALLED ONE OF ITS POPULAR SWEETS IN THE NETHERLANDS. 12:39, 01 Jun 2025 A warning has been issued to households who buy Haribo sweets - after the confectionery was urgently

recalled after cannabis was found in them. Haribo has recalled one of its popular sweets in the Netherlands. The food safety body in the Netherlands (NVWA) warned: "We immediately

contacted Haribo and they issued a safety warning." In its product recall warning, the authority said: “Haribo warns of kilo bags of HARIBO Happy Cola F!ZZ with best-before date (BBD)

January 2026. “There are bags in circulation with sweets that can lead to health complaints, such as dizziness, when consumed. So far it concerns three bags, but as a precaution Haribo is

recalling the stock in question. Do not eat the sweets.” READ MORE LLOYDS BANK BRINGS IN BIG CHANGE AND ANYONE WHO IS IN A 'COUPLE' WILL BENEFIT A Haribo spokesperson also said it

was working with police to "establish the facts around the contamination". Again, this recall notice affects products sold in the Netherlands and not in the UK. A Haribo

spokesperson said: "The incident is contained to the Netherlands, to a specific product and batch. Haribo products in the UK are not affected. Article continues below "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." Dutch police said in a statement that a couple from the Twente region in the east of the

country had brought a pack of the cola-bottle-shaped sweets to their local police station after their young children had become “quite sick” after eating them. Forensic testing established

the presence of cannabis. Article continues below “We want to know exactly how it got into the candy and, of course, how the bags ended up in the store,” a police spokesperson, Chantal

Westerhoff, said. Patrick Tax, vice-president of marketing at Haribo, said the recall concerned “a limited number of cases” in the east of the country. “The safety of our consumers is our

highest priority and Haribo takes this incident very seriously,” he said. “This is a live issue and we are working closely with the Dutch authorities to support their investigation and

establish the facts,” Tax told Agence France-Presse.