Methodology

Data Sources

• • FDA Tainted Products Database — primary source for undeclared-drug findings. Checked weekly.
• • FDA enforcement reports (recalls, warning letters, seizures) — for action type, date, and scope.
• • Published peer-reviewed pharmacology — for interaction profiles of sildenafil, tadalafil, and analogs.
• • Community store reports — price, stock, and availability, verified by phone call where possible.
• • Direct phone verification — for a sample of stores each month, we call to confirm listings (see our call log).

Brand Scoring

We don't publish a single composite score because a weighted average obscures the question users are actually asking: is this product safe? Instead, each brand page surfaces:

• • FDA action count and most recent date
• • Specific undeclared ingredients detected (by FDA or peer-reviewed analysis)
• • Recall class and distribution area
• • Retail channel distribution
• • Known packaging / counterfeit indicators

Store Verification

Stores enter our database through three pathways: community reports (most common), public business-listing scrapes (for seed data), and direct phone verification by our AI caller (for accuracy checks). Every listing carries a verification tag indicating the most recent check.

What We Do Not Do

• • We do not accept payment from honey-pack brands for coverage or ranking.
• • We do not use affiliate links for products we have flagged for FDA enforcement.
• • We do not manufacture, sell, or resell honey packs.