Warning over 'sexual enhancement' honey in the US

4 firms within the US have been formally warned after promoting honey merchandise tainted with erectile dysfunction medicine.

The nation's Meals and Drug Administration stated the merchandise being offered have been unlawful.

Testing discovered that samples contained lively drug elements not listed on the product labels, together with these present in Cialis (tadalafil) and Viagra (sildenafil).

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Honey-based merchandise have been discovered to be tainted by Viagra medicine within the US.(Ken Irwin)

These can work together with nitrates present in some prescribed drugs, resembling nitroglycerin, and should decrease blood strain to harmful ranges.

Individuals with diabetes, hypertension, excessive ldl cholesterol, or coronary heart illness usually take nitrates.

The FDA stated the merchandise have been being marketed as meals merchandise for "sexual enhancement".

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"Tainted honey-based merchandise like these are harmful as a result of customers are doubtless unaware of the dangers related to the hidden prescription drug elements in these merchandise and the way they could work together with different medicine and dietary supplements they could take," FDA affiliate commissioner for regulatory affairs Judy McMeekin stated.

If the businesses don't reply inside 15 days, they may face authorized motion.

Tadalafil and sildenafil are each solely accessible to Australians by way of prescription.