Gear Isle is taking its chocolate off the shelves.
The California-based company recalled its Gold Lion Aphrodisiac Chocolate Male Enhancement Sachets and Ilum Sex Chocolate Male Sexual Enhancement Boosters after noticing they contained potentially harmful amounts of a pharmaceutical ingredient found in Viagra.
“Use of products with undeclared active ingredients sildenafil and tadalafil,” the US Food & Drug Administration said in a recent press release, “may pose a threat to consumers because the active ingredient may interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs (such as nitroglycerin) and may cause a significant drop in blood pressure that may be life-threatening.”
“Among the adult male population who are most likely to use these products, adult males who use nitrates for cardiac conditions are most at risk from these products,” their statement continued. “To date, Gear Isle has not received any reports of adverse events related to this recall.”
Labeled as a dietary supplement “designed to boost performance, increase stamina, and improve overall sexual health,” the novelty adult store’s recalled chocolate products contain sildenafil—the active ingredient in Viagra, an oral medication used to treat erectile dysfunction, per Mayo Clinic.
