Two food products marketed as candies for male sexual enhancement have been found to contain tadalafil, a prescription-only medicine for erectile dysfunction, according to the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) on 30 Apr 2025.
The products, Loboose High End Super Candy and Premium Thundercat Super Candy, were available on local e-commerce platforms.
SFA testing revealed the presence of tadalafil, which should only be used under medical supervision.
Tadalafil can cause severe side effects, including heart attack, stroke, headache, irregular heart rate, and priapism, a painful and prolonged erection.
Individuals with heart conditions or those on heart medications, especially nitrates, face a risk of life-threatening low blood pressure if they consume tadalafil without proper oversight.
Immediate Action Taken Against Illegal Products
The SFA worked with online platforms to remove these product listings and issued warnings to sellers to immediately halt sales.
Most listings for these products were out of stock at the time of checks by Channel NewsAsia.
HSA Finds Alarming Levels in Other Candy Products
In a separate incident, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) detected very high levels of tadalafil – up to 30 times the typical prescribed dose-in two other candy products, Hickel and Solomon Island Soloco Traditional Candy (Soloco), sold online.
HSA investigations found that these products were advertised as “100% natural” and “pure plant formula”, misleading consumers into believing they were safe. Both were packaged to look like regular candies and included food certification marks on their wrappers.
The products were promoted as being “better than Candy B”, another illegal product previously seized by HSA for containing tadalafil.
HSA was alerted to the presence of these products by a journalist and through customs checks at Woodlands Checkpoint.
Both Hickel and Soloco were sold on local e-commerce and social media platforms, including Facebook.
Consuming such high levels of tadalafil can result in a heart attack, stroke, vision and hearing loss, or even death.
Penalties
SFA and HSA have repeatedly warned that tadalafil should only be prescribed by a doctor.
Inappropriate use increases the risk of severe adverse effects, especially for those with pre-existing heart problems.
Those caught selling or supplying food products adulterated with prescription medicines face fines of up to S$5,000 for a first offence, and up to S$10,000 or three months’ jail for repeat offences.
Consumers are urged to avoid purchasing or consuming food products with unverified claims of health or sexual enhancement effects.
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