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BONN, Germany - Judges have rejected a woman's claim that candy-giant Haribo did not properly warn her that the quantities of licorice she was consuming could be potentially harmful. Margit Kieske, 48, ate nearly one pound of licorice every day for four months and said it caused her heart problems. The Berlin woman sought $7,200 in compensation. For flavor, licorice candy contains glycyrrhizin, a powerful compound derived from licorice root. Any product containing more than 0.2% of glycyrrhizin must be labeled accordingly. But the Haribo product contained less than that amount, so a warning was not needed, the judge ruled...
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