African Black Ant, Black Ant, and Mojo Risen supplements, marketed as natural sexual enhancements, are being recalled because they may contain undeclared pharmaceuticals. Consumers who have purchased these products should not use them as they may cause serious health problems. No adverse affects had been reported at the time of this recall.
These recalled products sold online may include sildenafil and tadalafil which can interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs used to treat diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and heart disease. The drugs can also cause side headaches and flushing. Click the link above for recall details.
Eugene Oregon Inc. has stopped distribution of the products. In its announcement of the recall, Eugene said “Conclusive testing has not been done to confirm that the recalled products do, in fact, contain sildenafil and/or tadalafil and this recall is being executed as a precautionary measure.” However, in 2011 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued this warning about one of the products.
“The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase or use “Black Ant,” a product for sexual enhancement sold on various websites. Claims made for the product falsely state that it is a “natural sexual enhancer” and that it has “no known side effects.”
“FDA laboratory analysis confirmed that Black Ant contains sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, an FDA approved prescription drug for Erectile Dysfunction (ED). The product tested had three times the starting dosage for the approved product.”
