It’s a product that’s gone viral online and is being marketed as a natural boost for men, but health officials are raising the alarm. The Ministry of Health and Wellness is warning the public about Royal Honey, also known as “honey packs,” saying they’re unsafe, unregulated, and potentially dangerous. Despite being promoted as a male sexual enhancement supplement, experts say Royal Honey contains undeclared pharmaceutical ingredients, and the side effects can be serious. We’re talking about everything from low blood pressure and allergic reactions to hearing loss and even vision changes. So, what’s really in these honey packs? And why are they still being sold so easily? News Five’s Paul Lopez takes a closer look at the ministry’s warning and what the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is also saying about this trending product. Here’s that report.
Royal Honey, also known as the “honey pack”, has become a trending product among young people around the world. It’s gained so much attention that even viral internet personalities like iShowSpeed and Kai Cenat featured it during one of their live streams, adding to its buzz online.
“Is that a honey back, don’t drink that, don’t drink it, no don’t drink it.”
“You have the product I have the money here. Alright, thank you. Ok so this is the Royal Honey or Honey Pack that the Ministry of Health and Wellness is warning the public against purchasing and consuming this product.
According to label it contains various ingredients, chief among them being honey. There are other ingredients that I can’t necessarily pronounce, but there is one I am familiar with that says ginseng. People, based on the seller’s information, people consume it directly. They also put it in a drink and in some instance they put in on food. And as is being described by the ministry of health, it is being recommended or advertised for sexual enhancement. It is a sexual enhancement product.”
Paul Lopez
“Yesterday the Ministry of Health warned people about this thing, it is a Royal Honey or a “honey pack”. It is something that the young people are using, mostly men, as a sexual enhancement.”
Albert, Orange Walk Town Resident
“Can I take this? I need a little enhancement because I the get old. I am not young as before.”
“But the ministry warned that it might have ingredients that is illegal or ingredients that might cause negative effects like headaches and it might give you an uncomfortable erection?”
Albert, Orange Walk Town Resident
“Hold yah then I don’t need that. Once a woman, I just smell my wife and I get deh kind ah way. The lone smell when she come around me. No.”
“There are many questions to be asked here, including how this product gets into the country, who is the supplier, what sort of checks and balances are at our points of entry ot vet and ensure these are not coming into the country and if you take it and experience any adverse effects, what sort of remedies can you seek, who can you hold accountable, where can you go demand relief or compensation. What sort of policies of policies are being put in place to protect against these unauthorized products in Belize?”
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has committed to answering our questions on Wednesday. Reporting for News Five, I am Paul Lopez