FDA Warns About ‘Sexual Chocolate’ Containing Undisclosed ED Meds

InnovationHealthcareFDA Warns About ‘Sexual Chocolate’ Containing Undisclosed ED MedsByBruce Y. Lee,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bruce Y. Lee, M.D., MBA, covers health, medicine, wellness and scienceFollow AuthorJun 07, 2026, 06:23pm EDTBeautiful woman with blindfold sexy eating chocolate on black backgroundgettyWell, this is choco-lot to consider. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has posted warnings about not one, not two, but a variety of different so-called “sexual chocolate” products being promoted and sold for, you got it, sexual enhancement. And these are “dark” chocolate warnings, so to speak—warning about there being undisclosed erectile dysfunction medications in them.The ‘Sexual Chocolates’ Have Undisclosed Viagra and Cialis In ThemYes, it’s quite dark to slip in stuff like sildenafil—the active ingredient in Viagra—or tadalafil—the active ingredient in Cialis—into chocolate yet still call it “all natural” and fail to disclose the presence of such ED medications. But that’s what makers of Boner Bears Chocolate Bars, DTF Sexual Chocolate, Pink Pussycat Aphrodisiac Chocolate and other such products have been doing. The “all natural” claims are certainly all full of it. It’s not as if you’ll typically find sildenafil and tadalafil growing right next to the peonies in the garden. Such chocolates may not be completely filled with sildenafil or tadalafil. But even in small amounts, the presence of such medications could be problematic. For example, those concurrently using nitrate medications like nitroglycerin for chest pain or guanylate cyclase stimulators like riociguat for pulmonary hypertension could then experience dangerous drops in blood pressure. You’ve also got to watch out if you’ve had recent cardiovascular events, eye problems or allergies to such ED medications. Plus, how would you feel if someone were to tell you something like, “By the way, I put some ED medication in your dinner. I...