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FDA Safety Alert Archive

10 "honey" products FDA lab-tested as pharmaceutically adulterated.

Quick Answer

Are gas-station male-enhancement honey products related to mad honey?

No. The honey packs sold at gas stations and smoke shops for "male enhancement" are not mad honey. FDA laboratory testing has confirmed 10 of these products contain undeclared sildenafil (Viagra) or tadalafil (Cialis) — not rhododendron grayanotoxin. Mad honey is a naturally occurring grayanotoxin-bearing honey from Nepalese and Turkish bees. Gas-station enhancement honey is spiked honey packaging of unapproved prescription drugs.

Medically reviewed by Dr. Irvine Russell, M.D. Updated 2026-04-17

Why we track this

Search engines conflate "honey" products, and shoppers often land on mad honey content while researching entirely different products. The gas-station enhancement honey packs that prompted FDA recalls contain sildenafil and tadalafil — the active ingredients in Viagra and Cialis — sold without prescription, without disclosure, and without quality control. They are not related to mad honey either chemically or botanically, but they share shelf space and shopper confusion.

Every mad honey brand we index is lab-tested for grayanotoxin. None of them contain undeclared pharmaceutical drugs. If you're evaluating a honey product and it's priced like a gas-station novelty and claims sexual-performance benefits — check this list first. For the broader honey-pack category, see our sister site HoneyPackFinder.

FDA laboratory-confirmed adulterated honey products

Source: FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals & Safety Alerts public database.

  • Boner Bears Honey

    Pure Vitamins and Natural Supplements, LLC · Tampa, FL

    Undeclared: Sildenafil (Viagra) · Tadalafil (Cialis)

    Voluntary Nationwide Recall + Public Notification

    2026-03-14
  • Vitamax Doubleshot Energy Honey

    Superfood International SDN.BHD · Malaysia (distributed in USA)

    Undeclared: Sildenafil (listed on retailer sites)

    Category-wide FDA warning (related products flagged)

    2023
  • Black Bull Extreme "Don't Quit" Honey

    RYO Distribution / USA W Distributing · USA (claimed)

    Undeclared: Suspected PDE5 inhibitors (category pattern)

    Category-wide FDA alert on identical product type

    Ongoing
  • Jaguar Power Royal Honey

    Unknown (Malaysian/Turkish origin) · Malaysia / Turkey

    Undeclared: Sildenafil (FDA lab confirmed)

    Public Notification — Hidden Drug Ingredient

    2021-12-08
  • Pink Pussycat Honey

    F&S Medical Supply, DBA Pink Toyz · Turkey (honey) / USA distributor

    Undeclared: Sildenafil (FDA lab confirmed)

    Public Notification + Voluntary Recall

    2021-12-08
  • Dose Vital VIP Vital Honey

    MKS Enterprise, LLC / Dose Vital · Passaic, NJ (US); Made in Malaysia

    Undeclared: Tadalafil (FDA lab confirmed)

    Warning Letter + Voluntary Recall

    2022-07-18
  • Bio Herbs Royal King Honey

    Unknown Malaysian manufacturer · Malaysia

    Undeclared: Pattern-based suspected PDE5 inhibitors

    Category-wide FDA warnings since 2021

    Ongoing
  • Golden Royal Honey (Medcare)

    Medcare · Malaysia

    Undeclared: Tadalafil (FDA lab confirmed)

    Public Notification — Hidden Drug Ingredient

    2022-05-03
  • Themra Epimedium Macun

    Themra · Turkey

    Undeclared: Sildenafil (FDA lab confirmed)

    Public Notification — Hidden Drug Ingredient

    2021-08-18
  • Red Bull Extreme + Blue Bull Extreme

    Pure Vitamins and Natural Supplements, LLC · Tampa, FL

    Undeclared: PDE5 inhibitors (category)

    Voluntary Nationwide Recall + Public Notification

    2026-03-14