GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas >> A Texas coffee company is recalling a roast because it was making some men a bit too excited.
Bestherbs Coffee LLC issued the voluntary recall for its New of Kopi Jantan Tradisional Natural Herbs Coffee after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found it contains desmethyl carbodenafil, which is similar to sildenafil in the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra.
Bestherbs, which is based in the Dallas suburb of Grand Prairie, sold the coffee nationwide from July 2014 through June 2016 on various websites and in some retail stores. Albert Yee, who identified himself as the product importer, said he did not know how much of the product was recalled after distribution stopped more than a year ago.
Some customers were buying it to help in the bedroom, but FDA spokeswoman Lyndsay Meyer said it is not clear whether the product works like Viagra.
No injuries have been reported, but the FDA says the undeclared ingredient could interact with prescription medicine and lower blood pressure to dangerous levels. The product also contains undeclared milk, which could cause a life-threatening reaction to consumers with milk allergies.
Musk eyes New York-Washington tunnel
DETROIT >> Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk says he has “verbal government approval” to build a tunnel for high-speed transportation from New York to Washington that could break ground by the end of this year.
Musk didn’t say who gave him the approval, and he acknowledged that the deal is far from finalized.
But the White House confirmed it had “positive discussions” about the tunnel with Musk and executives from his underground drilling enterprise, The Boring Co.
“We have had promising conversations to date, are committed to transformative infrastructure projects, and believe our greatest solutions have often come from the ingenuity and drive of the private sector,” the White House said in a statement.
ON THE MOVE
DTRIC Insurance Co. has promoted Ann Nakagawa to executive vice president. Her responsibilities will include overseeing human resources, finances, facilities and information technology as well as handling corporate secretary duties. Nakagawa has nearly 30 years of financial management and insurance industry experience, including previously serving as a chief financial officer for the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corp.
Hawaii Preparatory Academy has named Mike Donnelly as director of alumni relations. He joined HPA in 2014 and served as an assistant director of admission. Before joining HPA, Donnelly was a communications adviser for the commander of the U.S. Army Pacific at Fort Shafter.