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Haribo controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2012

    German price-fixing and retailer-information case

    The Federal Cartel Office fined Haribo and a sales employee after finding anti-competitive exchanges involving negotiations with retailers and other confectionery manufacturers.

  2. 2000

    Allegations concerning forced labor during the Second World War

    Haribo was accused of having employed forced laborers during the Second World War. The company denied the allegation and did not participate in Germany's forced-labor compensation fund.