Health Canada seizes ‘health products’ from Toronto adult shop
OTTAWA — Health Canada says it has seized unauthorized health products from a Toronto adult shop.
The agency says three of the seized products are so-called “poppers,” which it says can be dangerous if inhaled or ingested. It says “poppers” is a slang term for products that contain alkyl nitrites — labelled for use as leather cleaners, room odourizers or liquid incense — that can be inhaled or ingested by consumers for recreational purposes.
Since it is difficult to control how much is inhaled, Health Canada says people can accidentally overdose.
Health Canada says the other seized products are promoted for sexual enhancement and labelled to contain drugs — DHEA, pregnenolone, and yohimbe/yohimbine — that it says may pose serious health risks.