Erectile dysfunction drug found in candy and honey product sold on local e-commerce platforms

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has detected Tadalafil, a potent prescription medicine used to treat erectile dysfunction, in two food products.

The agency advises consumers not to purchase or consume Hunter Honey and Dynamint X.

Hunter Honey and Dynamint X were sold on multiple local e-commerce platforms as a honey product and candy respectively, with claims of male sexual enhancement effects.

SFA has worked with various e-commerce platforms to remove the listings of these products and has issued warnings to the respective sellers to refrain from selling the two products with immediate effect.

"SFA will not hesitate to take stern enforcement actions against anyone who sells and supplies food products that are found to be adulterated with banned substances or potent ingredients as these would be unsafe food," the agency said.

Tadalafil is a prescription medicine used to treat erectile dysfunction and should only be given under medical supervision.

Inappropriate use of tadalafil is dangerous and can increase the risk of serious adverse effects, including heart attack, stroke, headache, migraine, irregular heart rate and priapism (painful and exceedingly long erections).

Tadalafil can also pose serious risks to certain individuals, including those with heart-related problems. It can cause potentially life-threatening low blood pressure in those who are on heart medications, especially those containing nitrates.

Under the Sale of Food Act, the sale of unsafe food is not permitted.

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.