Tracy J. Chappelle 
Five brands of male sexual enhancement capsules sold nationwide on Amazon are being recalled after tests found samples contaminated with a drug not approved to treat male erectile dysfunction.
In the past week alone, the United States Food and Drug Administration issued four separate product recalls by little-known companies that had been “notified by Amazon that laboratory analysis found the product to be contaminated with tadalafil,” according to the agency.
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Tadalafil is an ingredient in FDA-approved products prescribed by doctors for the treatment of male erectile dysfunction, and its presence in over-the-counter supplements makes it an unapproved drug for which safety and effectiveness are not known. established, according to the FDA.
The products would be of particular concern for people with underlying medical conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure or heart disease, according to recall notices. This is because tadalafil can interact with certain prescription medications and lower blood pressure to dangerous and potentially fatal levels.
The recalls include some boxes of The Red Pill, sold on Amazon by Your Favorite Shop, based in Jackson, New Jersey, according to a announcement released Tuesday by the FDA. The recalled product, branded “The red pill that never sleeps”, has lot number 26436989 and expires on October 30, 2023.
Your favorite store sends Amazon messages to customers to arrange for the return of the recalled product. However, calls to the number provided went to a voicemail which had not yet been set up and a query to the email address provided went unanswered.
The recall notice does not clearly state whether there are other lot numbers of the product and, if so, whether they are considered safe for people. Currently unavailable on Amazon and out of stock on walmartthe red pill was on sale on eBay Tuesday, but had been removed from the site Wednesday morning.
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A separate reminder note also released by the FDA on Tuesday related to Mac Daddy Red and Mac Daddy Purple capsules sold by ABC Sales 1, based in Monsey, New York. The recalled capsules have expiration dates of March 30, 2024 and lot numbers 1230004 and 1230005.
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The number provided to concerned consumers reached voicemail, with a message left by CBS MoneyWatch not returned.
A third call back posted by the FDA on Tuesday was from Brentwood, New York-based Celebrate Today and its male enhancement dietary supplement Red Mammoth. Affected Red Mammoth packages include lot DK1027 with an expiration date of August 1, 2023. The number provided for consumers to call for more information has been disconnected.
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The trio of encores follow an almost identical course wording one Friday involving Brooklyn, New York-based Junp’s MegMan Performance Booster capsules with lot number 2010291 expiring January 7, 2024. As with the other recalls, Junp’s capsules were sold online and distributed throughout the country by Amazon.
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Calls to a number provided in the callback notification went to an unidentified voicemail box and were not returned.
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Recalls come less than two weeks after nearly identical event wording one for another brand of male enhancement capsules, called Hard Dawn Rise and Shine, also sold on Amazon. That company, Esupplementsales based in Orangevale, Calif., recalled lot number 2107 with an expiration date of July 2024. The company did not respond to calls and emails.
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The FDA has long warned Americans about a host of male enhancement Where weightloss products containing hidden ingredients, claiming they may pose “a significant health risk”.
Despite a decade of warnings, the agency “continues to find potentially dangerous products available for purchase on the internet, including online marketplaces like Amazon and eBay, as well as retail stores,” the agency said. FDA. declared end of 2020.
In December, the FDA warned against buying nine potentially dangerous sexual enhancement products from Walmart.com, and in July notified Amazon that its distribution of sexual enhancement and weight loss products violates federal food, drug and cosmetic law, according to the agency.
“Walmart takes the safety of our customers very seriously. When the FDA issues recalls, we take immediate action to remove the recalled items and prevent them from being added back to the assortment, including those you mentioned. “said a spokesperson for the retail giant in an email.
An eBay spokesperson said in an email that “eBay is committed to maintaining a safe and reliable marketplace for our global community of buyers and sellers. We have instituted strict policies and invested significant resources to prevent recalled items from our marketplace.
The FDA and Amazon did not respond to requests for clarification.
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