Cannabis alarm: Haribo call back after health problems in NL!

Cannabis alarm: Haribo call back after health problems in NL!

In the Netherlands, a worrying incident around the popular Haribo sweeties causes excitement. Families reported on health complaints after consuming "Happy Cola F! ZZ". The Dutch Food and Product Safety Authority NVWA confirmed that Cannabi's samples were found. Haribo then initiated an urgent recall campaign to pull the affected products out of circulation. Customers are asked to return the contaminated batches to get the purchase price back on how kosmo.at reports.

The police were informed after several people who had consumed the sweets showed symptoms such as dizziness, increased blood pressure values ​​and nausea. These symptoms can be signs of THC exposure. The affected batch, which can be identified by the production code L341-4002307906, is only available on the Dutch market. It is important to mention that Haribo products are not endangered in other countries; All other batches of "Happy Cola F! ZZ" and the entire Haribo range were classified as safe.

Additional recalls and contamination

The incident in the Netherlands is not the only recall that Haribo is currently carrying out. In addition, a recall campaign for four batches of the Danish licorice mix "Matador Mix" was started due to contamination with small metal particles. This recall report was published on Tuesday. The products were mainly sold in Scandinavia and to a small extent in Germany. Consumers should pay particular attention to certain packaging, which with the Danish slogan "Luk Op for NOGET GODT ... LUK OP FOR HARIBO!" are marked, such as chip reported.

The contamination of food is a serious topic that repeatedly leads to recalls. These recalls are often necessary by various factors, such as impurities with bacteria, pesticide pollutants or inadmissible ingredients. The consumer advice center points out that consumers can regularly be informed about such warnings. The State Portal Food Warung.de offers a central point of contact and warnings.

The cause of the contamination of the Haribo products has not yet been clarified. The responsible authorities and the law enforcement authorities have started investigations. Haribo is actively cooperating with the relevant areas to identify the origin of contamination and to minimize the health risks for consumers.