The Ministry of Well being & Wellness (MOHW) in Belize is urging the general public to keep away from buying or consuming a product labeled “Royal Honey,” warning that it’s falsely marketed as a pure sexual enhancement complement and comprises undeclared pharmaceutical components.
In an official assertion, the ministry mentioned the warning follows alerts from each the US Meals and Drug Administration (FDA) and Costa Rica’s Ministry of Well being, which confirmed by lab checks that Royal Honey consists of hidden substances that would pose well being dangers.
“These undeclared components could trigger dangerous well being results, particularly in people with underlying medical circumstances or these taking prescription medicines. The product is falsely promoted as ‘pure’ and is bought primarily by on-line platforms and casual distributors,” the MOHW acknowledged.
Officers are actually advising Belizeans to buy well being merchandise solely from licensed pharmacies and authorised distributors.
“The sale of medicines and dietary supplements by social media, road distributors, or different casual sources is strongly discouraged, as these merchandise could also be unregulated and unsafe,” the ministry added.
Customers who come throughout Royal Honey or comparable unregulated well being merchandise are inspired to report them to the authorities. The MOHW pressured its ongoing dedication to safeguarding public well being, pledging to “proceed to observe and take vital motion in opposition to unapproved or doubtlessly dangerous well being merchandise.”
The product can be being bought in different Caribbean international locations and in the US. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration also warned shoppers “to not buy or use Royal Honey VIP, a product promoted and bought for sexual enhancement. This product was recognized by FDA throughout an examination of worldwide mail shipments.
“FDA laboratory evaluation confirmed that Royal Honey VIP comprises tadalafil, the energetic ingredient in Cialis, an FDA-approved prescription drug for erectile dysfunction. This undeclared ingredient could work together with nitrates present in some pharmaceuticals, resembling nitroglycerin, and will decrease blood strain to harmful ranges. Males with diabetes, hypertension, excessive ldl cholesterol, or coronary heart illness usually take nitrates.”
