Gear Isle is removing chocolate from shelves.
The California-based company has recalled its Gold Lion Aphrodisiac Chocolate Male Enhancement Sachet and Ilumsex Chocolate Male Enhancement Booster after realizing that Viagra contained potentially harmful amounts of pharmaceutical ingredients.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a recent press release, “The use of products containing the undeclared active ingredients sildenafil and tadalafil may pose a threat to consumers because the active ingredients can interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs (such as nitroglycerin) and cause a significant drop in blood pressure that can be life-threatening.”
“Among the adult men most likely to use these products, adult men who use nitrates for heart disease are at greatest risk from these products,” their statement continued. “To date, Gear Isle has not received any reports of adverse events related to this recall.”
The recalled chocolate products from the novelty adult store, labeled as dietary supplements “designed to enhance performance, increase stamina, and improve overall sexual health,” contain sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, an oral drug used to treat erectile dysfunction, according to the Mayo Clinic.
