Watchdog recalls coffee which gives drinkers an erection lasting for hours

A new instant coffee could be an awkward choice to sip at your desk in the office – as it offers an instant erection lasting for hours.

That’s going to be tough to explain away if you’re suddenly called to a meeting.

Watchdogs in America have recalled a supposedly ‘herbal’ coffee – ‘New of Kopi Jantan Tradisional Natural Herbs Coffee’ – because it secretly contained a drug very similar to Viagra.

The coffee includes desmethyl carbodenafil, a chemical similar to the active ingredient in Viagra, but is not listed on the packaging, says the FDA.

Oddly, it’s not the first case of a coffee secretly containing ingredients which give drinkers an erection.

Last year, the FDA recalled another coffee, called ‘Stiff Bull’, which claimed to offer natural male enhancement – but secretly contained a Viagra-style drug.

The Malaysian company has now withdrawn ‘Kopi Jantan’ from sale.

The FDA said, ‘These undeclared ingredient may interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs, such as nitroglycerin, and may lower blood pressure to dangerous levels. Men with diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or heart disease often take nitrates.

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‘In addition, people who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.’