SINGAPORE – The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) is warning consumers to avoid two food products that claim to enhance sexual performance in men, after they were found to contain a prescription drug.
On March 20, SFA said that the two products, Hunter Honey and Dynamint X, contain tadalafil, a drug to treat erectile dysfunction that should be given only under medical supervision.
Hunter Honey and Dynamint X were marketed on several e-commerce platforms as a honey product and candy, respectively, with the claims that they enhance male sexual performance.
Checks by The Straits Times found that both products were still available for purchase on e-commerce platform Lazada, and listings of Hunter Honey could also be found on Carousell.
Photographs in the listings of Hunter Honey tout the use of natural ingredients such as honey, fenugreek and cinnamon, while Dynamint X advertised the inclusion of black maca, also known as Peruvian ginseng.
Both products do not indicate the inclusion of tadalafil on their ingredient lists.
The inappropriate use of tadalafil can increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, headache and migraine, particularly for people with heart-related problems. Those who are on heart medication that contains nitrates may also suffer potentially life-threatening low blood pressure.
Users may also suffer from painful and exceedingly long erections, a symptom known as priapism.
Those found guilty of selling and supplying unsafe food items that contain banned or potent substances may be fined up to $5,000 for the first offence.
Subsequent offences may land a person in jail for up to three months, a fine of up to $10,000, or both.
