“Tiger Candy” found to be adulterated with Tadalafil

           The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has detected that a food product “Tiger Candy” had been adulterated with Tadalafil, a potent prescription medicine used to treat erectile dysfunction. Consumers are advised not to purchase or consume the product.

2          “Tiger Candy” had been marketed on local e-commerce platforms as a candy with claims of male sexual enhancement effects. SFA has worked with various online e-commerce platforms to remove the listings of the product and issued warnings to the respective sellers to refrain from selling the product 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.             

3          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. They can cause potentially life-threatening low blood pressure in those who are on heart medications, especially those containing nitrates.

4          Details of the product is as follows: