Erectile dysfunction drug found in honey product sold on e-commerce platforms
Singapore's food safety agency has recalled three food products, including a honey supplement found to contain tadalafil, a prescription drug for erectile dysfunction. Other products were found to contain undeclared steroids and laxatives, posing significant health risks to consumers.
Why it matters
The presence of undeclared prescription medication in consumer food products poses severe, life-threatening health risks to the public.
The Singapore Food Agency also found medicinal substances - a steroid and a laxative - in two other food products.
The front and back of a box of sachets of B Solution Honey (Liquid). (Photo: SFA)
SINGAPORE: A honey supplement containing a prescription medicine used to treat erectile dysfunction was among three products found adulterated with substances not permitted for use in food.
The product, B Solution Honey (Liquid), was found to contain tadalafil, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said in a media release on Tuesday (Aug 4).
Tadalafil is a prescription medicine used to treat erectile dysfunction and should only be taken under medical supervision, said the agency.
The packaging of the product, which is from Malaysia, directs consumers to consume the sachets with water. The product also claims to "enhance vitality" and stamina.
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