FDA Targets Poppers Industry, Shutting Down Major Producers

Popular brands like Double Scorpio halt operations following FDA raids, signaling a potential crackdown under RFK Jr.'s leadership.

Double Scorpio, a well-known poppers brand, announced it has ceased all operations after an FDA search and seizure at its offices.
Other poppers producers, including Pac-West Distributing and Nitro-Solv, have also gone silent or removed their online presence, suggesting broader enforcement actions.
Poppers, long operating in a legal gray area, are often marketed as household products to bypass bans on inhalants for recreational use.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., current head of the Department of Health and Human Services, has promoted debunked claims linking poppers to AIDS, raising concerns about his influence over FDA actions.
LGBTQ+ advocates and health experts criticize Kennedy's history of spreading misinformation and fear his leadership endangers marginalized communities.