Cannabis sweets: Gardai issue new warning as officers worried about dangerous chocolate
The highly dangerous confectionary could cause harm
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Gardai have again urged parents to be aware of cannabis sweets which are sweeping the market and are packaged to look almost identical to known brands of popular jellies.
The implicated batches of the Greggs Vegetable Bakes 2 Pack have a pack size of 310g and the following best before dates: 19/06/21; 27/06/21; 04/07/21; 05/07/21; 25/07/21 and 31/07/21.
The FSAI said in a statement that point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in Iceland stores.
The latest food safety alert comes after other batches of the same project were recalled on Thursday for the same reason.
These batches also have a pack size of 310g, along with the following best before dates: 15/08/2021; 28/08/2021; 11/09/2021; 12/09/2021 and 26/09/2021.
For more information about the two food alerts, see here and here.
An image of the Greggs Vegetable Bakes 2 Pack product can be seen below.
May 20, 2021 10:57 am
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) continues its ‘Breakfast Bites’ webinars and to mark World Food Safety Day (June 7), the fourth webinar in the series will explore how to manage the safety of food in your business.
Taking place on Thursday, June 3, from 10:00a.m to 10:40a.m, the webinar will see Dr. Lisa O’Connor, chief specialist in biological safety at the FSAI, outline what a food safety management system is and why all food businesses must have one in place.
Places are limited for the webinar and registration is free.
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WARNING: Cannabis jellies discovered by Offaly gardaí
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Laois and Offaly Gardaí have made a number of drug seizures over the past 14 months. Amongst the substances recovered were cannabis sweets and jellies. A number of cases are before the courts.
Nationally there have been incidents of children unknowingly consuming these products, thinking they were confectionery. The use of cannabis-infused edibles, such as jelly sweets, chocolates, cookies, and confectionery, is a relatively new trend in Ireland. Any product infused with THC is controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977/1984, and their possession is illegal, gardaí have said. Cannabis-infused edibles could be confused with regular confectionery due to the similarities utilised in packaging the products.