Update – Warning about supposedly herbal products

28.08.2024

Recently, an increasing number of supposedly herbal teas, herbal capsules and natural liquid concentrates have been available for sale online and on social media for purposes including weight loss or to treat erectile dysfunction. Some consumers have suffered severe side effects after using certain products.

Analysis of various samples in the Swissmedic laboratory revealed that certain products – contrary to the declaration on the packaging – are not purely herbal or natural.

The individual samples instead contained various undeclared synthetic pharmaceutical substances in a pharmacologically active dosage or even massive overdosage.

Swissmedic is issuing an urgent warning regarding slimming products and other supposedly natural products, particularly from Asia, that are marketed in the form of tea, instant drinks or “natural” capsules. As a general rule, it warns against obtaining any medicinal products or medical devices from unknown sources on the internet or from social networks.

Examples of products in which Swissmedic detected undeclared ingredients with a pharmacological effect in the samples tested:

Product Undeclared ingredient(s) Image
Max Slim 7 Days Sibutramine4
(Test report of August 2024)
 
Power Men XXX

Tadalafil3 and Sildenafil3

(Test report of June 2024)

Product recall by Magic X Retail AG  on the 2nd July 2024

Product recall by P.ART GmbH, Bottighofen, on the 2nd July 2024

SleekFit Detox Cayi Limon

Sibutramine4

(Test report of June 2024)

Diox Teadetox

Sildenafil3

Sibutramine4

(Test report of March 2023)

Nerox Tea Detox

Sildenafil3

Sibutramine4

(Test report of March 2023)

Trex Tea Sibutramine4

(Test report of February 2023)
Esillaa

Sildenafil3

Sibutramine4

(Test report of October 2022)

Protecvital plus

N-phenyl propoxyphenyl carbodenafil3

(Test report of March 2021)

Product recall by Erotik-Markt from 4th May 2022

Libido Forte

Nortadalafil3

(Test report of January 2021)

Product recall by Digitec Galaxus AG on the 18th January 2022

Imperia Elita Vitaccino Sibutramine4

(Test report of Nobember 2021)
X7 Plus Sibutramine4

Phenolphthalein1

(Test report of October 2021)
Boners Libido Performa Nortadalafil3

(Test report of September 2021)
Pussykilla Sildenafil3

Tadalafil3

(Test report of August 2021)
VIP Golden Royal Honey

Tadalafil3

(Test report of January 2021)

Miel du Soudan Aphrodisiaque

Sildenafil3

(Test report of December 2020)

Alpiflor Tea / Time to detox

Sibutramine4

Sildenafil3

(Test report of August 2020)

This product is available in other colour variations.

Teff Tohumlu Cay

Mixed Herbal Tea

Sibutramine4

Phenolphthalein1

Sennoside1

(Test report of July 2019)

 

Esillaa

Elma-Apple

Lidocaine2 and Sildenafil3

(Test report of 20.02.2020)

Esillaa

Live beautiful

Sibutramine4

(Test report of 20.02.2020 and 3.10.2019)

Esillaa

Mango

Lidocaine2 and Sildenafil3

(Test report of 20.02.2020)

Alpiflor Tea

Sibutramine4

(Test report of 20.02.2020)

HAVYCO-Vy&Tea

Sibutramine4

(Analysis result of January 2020)

Cherry

detox tea

Fluoxetine5 und Phenolphthalein1

(Test report of 19.12.2019)

Maxman

Sildenafil3

(Test report of 09.12.2019)

Black Ant

Sildenafil3

(Test report of 09.12.2019)

NewQueen

Sibutramine4

(Test report of 15.08.2019)

Li Da

Fluoxetine5

(Test report of 31.07.2019)

Happy Night Energy Chocolate

Sildenafil3

(Test report of 19.09.2018)

Hilti gold (Paste)

Sildenafil3

(Test report of 19.09.2018)

Epimedyumlu Macum (Paste)

Sildenafil3

(Test report of 19.09.2018)

Festal chocolate bar

Sildenafil3

(Test report of 11.04.2018)

Hilti gold (capsules)

Sildenafil3

(Test report of 11.04.2018)

Liquid XXX plus

Hydroxythiohomosildenafil3

(Test report of 10.04.2018)

1 Laxative
2 Local anaesthetic
3 Erectile stimulant
4 Slimming product
5 Psychotropic agent