A milk supplement being peddled online using fraudulent means claims that it can cure prostatitis. This is not true.
Neygold Plus is neither approved for the treatment of prostatitis, nor is it listed on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) complete list of food and drug products with certificates of product registration.
A reader asked VERA Files Fact Check through its Messenger Tip Line to verify a certain website article circulating on various social media platforms. Part of the article read:
“With the emergence of NEYGOLD PLUS, everything has changed. After a period of treatment with NEYGOLD PLUS, the condition of prostatitis will gradually disappear, and the symptoms of this condition will no longer cause you concern. The persistent pain will disappear, inflammation will gradually decrease, and urination as well as erectile function will return to normal.”
To support the claim of the supplement’s alleged efficacy, it showed a screenshot of a radio interview with urologist Jose Benito Abraham where he supposedly shared the wondrous effects of this milk supplement.
This is false. The article put Abraham’s interview out of context.
Abraham has also disowned the circulating advertisement in a Feb. 3 Facebook post. “Would like to reiterate that I don’t endorse any product for the prostate or any other diseases. NEYGOLD PLUS is using my name without my authority. They are scammers!”
A reverse image search also revealed that the screenshot of Abraham’s interview shown on the spurious website was taken from his interview with Super Radyo DZBB aired in April 2024, specifically at the 32-minute and 50-second mark.
Abraham was asked about his insights on disallowing people from donating their kidneys to persons abroad, unless they are an immediate family member of the patient. Nowhere did the doctor promote the use of Neygold Plus.
The spurious ad continued to circulate after the Department of Trade and Industry warned the public of fraudulent product promos and deceptive text scams luring unsuspecting customers.
The erroneous article was published by a page imitating the Department of Health with the link www.fda-gov.asia. It was also shared on FB by impostor page DOH – Department of Health News (created on Oct. 1, 2024).
