It’s impossible to trust any processed food, beverage, or candy item on grocery store shelves nowadays.

The latest manufacturing blunder transpired in Europe after a popular candy was contaminated with cannabis.

Haribo has recalled bags of candy in the Netherlands after some samples contained traces of cannabis.

The contamination reportedly caused a family to become ill after eating from a 1kg (2.2-pound) pack of Haribo Happy Cola F!ZZ.

It’s another example of the importance of knowing the source of anything you consume.

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Per CNN:

Samples taken from the cola bottles revealed that the product was laced with cannabis, NVWA said, adding that Dutch police are now investigating how the candy became contaminated.

“How the cannabis ended up in the sweets is still unknown,” the food standards regulatory body said. CNN has contacted the Dutch police for comment.

Through a statement issued by NVWA, Haribo said it was recalling bags with a best-before date of January 2026 and warned consumers not to eat the candy.

It said the measure was precautionary, as only three bags were found to be contaminated as of Thursday.

The recall is limited “to a specific product and batch” in the Netherlands, with products in other countries unaffected, the German confectionary giant told CNN in a statement.

BBC reports:

The agency said there were bags in circulation that “can lead to health complaints, such as dizziness, when consumed”.

“Do not eat the sweets,” the statement added.

It is not clear whether the contaminated products are genuine Haribo bags or fake.

Haribo said the safety of its consumers was its highest priority, adding that it was taking the incident “very seriously”.

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The confectionery giant said the recall was only in place in the Netherlands, with other regions unaffected.

All other products are safe to consume, the company says.

In the United States, the FDA updated a tomato recall to its most serious classification, meaning “serious adverse health consequences or death.”

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