"The peptide-testing industry has expanded rapidly alongside demand for these substances, with one lab telling the Guardian that a decade ago, they handled a handful of tests a month sent by customers and vendors around the world to check what was in them."
"Many of these experimental peptides are unapproved by regulators, with experts warning the compounds lack reliable safety data and quality control."
"Finnrick, a peptide testing laboratory in Texas, said about a third of the thousands of products it analysed failed basic quality checks, and that proportion had stayed broadly unchanged over the 12 to 14 months it had been gathering data."
The UK has seen a significant rise in the underground market for injectable peptides, with laboratories processing around 60,000 samples annually. These peptides, which can be naturally occurring or synthetically made, are often marketed for weight loss and wellness. Many of these substances are unregulated and lack safety data. A Texas lab reported that about one-third of the products tested failed quality checks, indicating issues with identity, purity, and quantity. Users are increasingly turning to these experimental compounds despite the risks involved.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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