• Haribo recalled Happy Cola F!ZZ sweets in the Netherlands after cannabis was found in some bags.
• Several individuals reported feeling unwell, including children.
• The recall applies to bags with a best-before date of January 2026 and specific product code.
• The incident is under investigation by Dutch authorities.

Haribo has initiated a recall of its Happy Cola F!ZZ sweets in the Netherlands after traces of cannabis were discovered in the products. The recall was prompted by reports from several individuals, including children, who felt unwell after consuming these sweets. The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has warned customers against eating the candies, citing potential health risks such as dizziness due to cannabis contamination, according to BBC, CBS News, and India Times.

The recall affects specific batches of Haribo's 1kg bags labeled with a best-before date of January 2026 and production code L341-4002307906. The NVWA stated that while only a few bags were confirmed as contaminated, the entire stock was recalled as a precaution. "The police reported this to the NVWA after several people, both children and adults, became ill after eating the cola bottles," said NVWA spokesperson Saida Ahyad, according to Newsweek and India Times.

Haribo is collaborating with Dutch authorities to investigate how the cannabis ended up in the sweets. A spokesperson for the company stated, "The safety of our consumers is our highest priority, and Haribo takes this incident very seriously." The police are also involved in examining how these potentially hazardous bags came to be on store shelves, as noted by BBC and Newsweek.