2,361 online listings of illegal health products removed, 360 parcels investigated

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2,361 online listings of illegal health products removed, 360 parcels investigated
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From June 1 to 7, Interpol led an operation in which forces from 16 member countries. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE – A total of 2,361 online listings of illegal health products were removed in a week-long operation the Health Sciences Authority conducted with partners from other countries.From June 1 to 7, Interpol led an operation in which forces from 16 member countries of the international police organisation targeted the sale of illegal health products over the Internet, with a particular focus on sexual enhancement products in the Asia-Pacific region.

Other products seized, including packets of African Black Ant, were previously found by HSA or other regulators to contain ingredients such as sildenafil – a prescription-only medicine used to treat erectile dysfunction. The authority said that from Jan 1 to June 7 it removed 2,171 online product listings that marketed illegal sexual enhancement products, up from 367 listings removed during the same period in 2022.

During the same period, 459 parcels shipped into Singapore from overseas were found to contain illegal sexual enhancement products, of which five were addressed to locations in Geylang. The purported sellers are assisting in investigations. Although the medicines and packaging look similar, products obtained from other sources can be fake and may be contaminated, or contain no active ingredient or the wrong ingredient or the wrong amount of the ingredient.

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