Chinese drink found to contain Viagra element

Chinese drink found to contain Viagra element

NAGOYA, Japan - The Aichi prefectural government has found a so-called health drink imported from China (photo) contains an active ingredient of the anti-impotence drug Viagra and directed the importer in Nagoya to recall the product, officials said Feb. 8. The importer, ASG in Nagoya's Meito Ward, imported 47,000 20-milliliter bottles of the drink from China between February last year and January and has sold 43,000 bottles, mostly in drugstores in Aichi and other prefectures.

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