RFK Jr is coming for poppers: Major party-drug producer closes as FDA cracks down

‘Keep supporting queer businesses’

According to Out, the firm wiped its social media and its posted statement added: “Thank you to everyone who has supported us these last eight years. We’ve always cared about making an authentic product and being engaged with and supporting our community.

“We are very proud that we managed to build a brand that people trust and we don’t want to see that trust exploited. Thanks for everything… and remember, keep supporting queer businesses, creators and your local queens.”

Other popper companies, including PacWest Distributing, which produced the popular brand Rush, have also been hit by the crackdown. Fast Company spoke to two merchants who confirmed Double Scorpio’s belief that popper companies are being targeted by the Trump administration.

Kennedy has previously said that he believes poppers cause AIDS, although there is no evidence for this claim.

In the past, the FDA has left the use of poppers in a legal grey zone, suggesting that it was not advisable to purchase or use them.

In 2021, the agency shared warnings about poppers, which included that they can cause “seizures, heart arrhythmia, coma and death”, and added: “Do not ingest or inhale under any circumstances.”