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Ritz Crackers Recalled After Potentially Deadly Mistake
Gear Isle is taking its chocolate off the shelves.
The California-based company recalled its Gold Lion Aphrodisiac Chocolate Male Enhancement Sachets and Ilum Sex Chocolate Male Sexual Enhancement Boosters after noticing they contained potentially harmful amounts of a pharmaceutical ingredient found in Viagra.
“Use of products with undeclared active ingredients sildenafil and tadalafil,” the US Food & Drug Administration said in a recent press release, “may pose a threat to consumers because the active ingredient may interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs (such as nitroglycerin) and may cause a significant drop in blood pressure that may be life-threatening.”
“Among the adult male population who are most likely to use these products, adult males who use nitrates for cardiac conditions are most at risk from these products,” their statement continued. "To date, Gear Isle has not received any reports of adverse events related to this recall.”
Labeled as a dietary supplement “designed to boost performance, increase stamina, and improve overall sexual health,” the novelty adult store’s recalled chocolate products contain sildenafil—the active ingredient in Viagra, an oral medication used to treat erectile dysfunction, per Mayo Clinic.
In addition, their products contain tadalafil, which both act as PDE-5 inhibitors, meaning they work to increase blood flow to the penis during arousal, according to Urology Surgeons of Washington.
But they also come with a slew of side effects. Patients taking sildenafil may experience headaches, nausea, and in “very rare cases” permanent blindness, according to USW.
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Meanwhile, tadalafil can also cause headaches in addition to nasal congestion, back pain, cough, and upper respiratory tract infections.
“Gear Isle is notifying its customers by notification letter and is arranging for returns and refunds of all recalled products,” the statement continued. “Consumers who have the product(s) that are being recalled should stop using them and return them for a refund.”
The FDA added, “Consumers should contact their physician or healthcare provider if they have experienced any problems that may be related to taking or using this drug product.”
Keep reading for a closer look at other recalls that made waves…
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Coffee Lovers, Take Notice
Dollar General issued a recall of the eight-ounce packets of its Clover Valley instant coffe in August 2025 over the potential of glass fragments in the products, which are sold in 48 U.S. states.
"Dollar General is actively investigating the source of the glass contamination,” the company said in a statement, “and apologizes for any inconvenience caused by this product issue."
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But First, Maybe Not Coffee
New Mexico Piñon Coffee became among brands to issue a serious recall of its products in July 2025 when officials recalled its dark roast 10-pack K-cup pods, citing that ink on the packaging could leak onto the brewed coffee. However, the company noted no other product had been affected from the mishap.
“Customers that have purchased these products,” the brand wrote in a press release at the time, “are asked to either throw away or return the product.”
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Energy or Alcohol?
In July 2025, the FDA recalled “two production lots” worth of Celsius’ ASTRO VIBE™ Energy Drink, Sparkling Blue Razz Edition, noting they were actually the hard seltzers High Noon that were mislabeled as the non-alcoholic drink.
The company added in its statement, “the recall was initiated after High Noon discovered that a shared packaging supplier mistakenly shipped empty CELSIUS cans to High Noon.”
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The Case of the Mislabeled Ritz
Ritz Crackers quickly recalled a mislabeled package of peanut butter crackers in July 2025, with the FDA warning that it could be life-threatening for some individuals who purchased their 8-pack, 20-pack and 40-pack cartons of RITZ Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwiches, well as the 20-pack RITZ Filled Cracker Sandwich Variety Pack carton.
“People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to peanuts may risk serious or life-threatening allergic reactions by consuming this product,” the FDA statement read at the time. “All outer cartons affected are labeled correctly and provide an allergen advisory statement indicating that the product ‘contains peanuts.’”
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Be Careful, Starbucks Lovers
Starbucks’ signature Frappuccino bottles were pulled from grocery store shelves back in 2023 after the company warned that around 25,000 cases, or 300,000 individual bottles, may have included traces of broken glass. The recall included Vanilla-flavored bottles that were marked with expiration dates from March to June 2023.
At the time, a Starbucks representative told NPR, “The removal of these products from the marketplace is currently underway.”
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Not-So-Lucky Charms
Back in 2022, General Mills dived into the mystery of why over 3,000 Lucky Charms customers reported they experienced minor-to-serious gastrointestinal issues after ingesting the cereal.
“Food safety is our top priority,” the brand wrote on social media at the time. “We take your concerns very seriously.”
However, the brand noted it must have been a lousy leprechaun trick.
“Through our continuing internal investigations,” their statement continued, “we have not found any evidence of consumer illness linked to the consumption of Lucky Charms.”
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Keep Those Buns Out of The Oven
Bimbo Bakeries, the owner of Sara Lee and Nature’s Harvest breads, recalled a slew of their products in 2015 after a lightbulb shattered in their factory, which affected around 48,000 packaged products, the company said in a statement at the time.
The recall was made after one consumer found bits of glass particles on the outside of their bread package, the company said in a statement at the time, and it affected bread sent to 11 states including Alabama, Florida, Tennessee and South Carolina.
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