Kuala Lumpur, Sept 14 (ANI): After being detected in coffee mixtures and sweets, Viagra has now been found in fruit juices.
After raiding more than 30 retailers and distributors dealing in the fruit juice, enforcement officers from the Health Ministry in Malaysia seized several hundred thousand ringgit worth of the product.
This followed after the ministry sent samples of the product for tests which confirmed the presence of sildenafil, reports The New Straits Times Online.
Sildenafil citrate, sold as Viagra, Revatio and various other trade names, is a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction.
According to a Health Ministry source, this was the first time they had encountered a case where sildenafil had been mixed with fruit juices.
The mixture is potent and deadly to people suffering from heart disease and high blood pressure.
“It was brought to our attention after several people complained to the ministry about the suspicious fruit juice,” the source said.
“The producer and distributor had claimed that the fruit juice had been produced from selected natural herbs which could improve sexual performance of men and women,” the source added.
Following test results, investigations were conducted to identify retailers and distributors involved in selling the fruit juice.
“More than 30 simultaneous raids were carried out nationwide. Officers were also concerned that the retailers and distributors would hide their stocks as the product had also been sold via direct selling,” the source said.
“At the raid at the company’s headquarters in Subang Jaya, three marketing officers and the store caretaker were questioned by authorities,” the source added.
Investigations revealed that the fruit juice had been in the local market for the past six months and had received good response from consumers.
The consumer needs to mix the powder with water before drinking. (ANI)
Eerie pictures show Michael Jackson rehearsing on stage for London comeback gigs just 48 hours before he died
These are the last pictures of Michael Jackson on stage, taken just two days before he died.
The images of the singer hard at work rehearsing for upcoming tour This Is It give a glimpse of what was in store for fans at his planned gigs in London’s 02.
Jackson was due to begin the first of 50 dates at the arena on July 13, but died on Thursday after being rushed to hospital in Los Angeles.
Putting on a thriller: Michael Jackso strikes a familiar pose as he practises his routine in the Staples Centre, LA, for the This Is It comeback concerts
Eerie pictures show Michael Jackson rehearsing on stage for London comeback gigs just 48 hours before he died
In one of the newly-emerged images, taken on Tuesday at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, the singer points towards the audience as backing dancers perform in front of a huge This Is It banner.
Despite looking frail, the star strikes a familiar pose and appears to be in full flow during the rehearsal.
In another photo, he smiles broadly, microphone in hand, dressed in a long shimmering mac over a top and trousers.
Man in the mac: Microphone in hand, the singer appears to be enjoying himself as he rehearses
More than 800,000 tickets costing up to £1,000 had been sold for the concerts at London’s O2 arena which were hailed as the most ‘expensive and technically advanced’ live shows ever.
The concerts, which were due to start in two weeks’ time, had been expected to be the highest grossing pop production of all time.
Hundreds of thousands of fans who bought tickets for the cancelled gigs have been told they will be entitled to a refund.
ON DVD, THE FINAL PERFORMANCE
Footage from Jackson’s final rehearsals is already being compiled for a DVD and album.
The star is believed to have been filmed running through his songs and dance routines the day before he died.
In the groove: Footage of star rehearsing could be released on DVD although it’s unclear who owns the rights
It is expected that when released this could become one of the star’s biggest selling works.
It is understood filming took place last Wednesday during Jackson’s rehearsals at the Los Angeles Staples Centre for the 50-date This Is It tour.
It remains unclear who has official ownership of the footage. A spokesman for concert promoter AEG
declined to comment. It is expected that the star’s estate will make more money in the next year from his music than he did in the last decade of his life.
The king of pop’s family will release a series of posthumous albums, starting this Christmas. It is understood Jackson wrote a number of songs for his three children, which were not to be released until after his death.
There are also songs left over from his last album, Invincible, released in 2001.
A tribute show is planned for September with Diana Ross, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder and Barbra Streisand said to be in talks to appear.
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