Criticisms
Haribo is accused of using Jewish forced labor in its factories during World War II but denies it.
Haribo produced licorice coins called "Negergeld" since 1925. In 1974 the term was included in Harrap's standard German and English dictionary: „Negergeld (german = "Negromoney")(…) liquorice coins“. In 1981 author Peter Schütt criticized racist terms in the German language, such as "Negerkuss, Negerspeck, Negerschweiß, Negerhörnchen oder Negergeld". In 1993 Haribo changed the product name from "Negertaler" to "Lakritztaler" (licorice coins). In 2008, the German version contained stereotypical images of Black Africans as the following link shows.
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