Are Haribos laxatives?: Separating the Facts from the Viral Fiction
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In 2014, a slew of highly-dramatic and comical Amazon reviews about Haribo's sugar-free gummy bears went viral, raising the question, “Are Haribos laxatives?”. The answer is complex and depends entirely on which specific product you are talking about. The infamous digestive distress was not from the standard, sugary Haribos, but from a particular product containing a sugar substitute called maltitol, which the brand eventually discontinued in some markets.
