The UK government and the regulation of peptides

Posted by fasted_scientist in Beginner Questions - 4 points, 1 comments.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdr268m5pxro

This BBC piece talks about how the MHRA is trying to crack down on people selling peptides for research purposes. It basically covers the tension between the unregulated market and the official medical bodies in the UK.

Ngl, I think they are a bit too dramatic about it. They make it sound like everyone is just injecting random junk without a clue. While it is true that the lack of regulation is a massive headache, the article misses the point that most people here are actually trying to be quite careful with their maths and research. They focus a lot on the "evading regulation" bit, but that is more about how the stuff is labelled rather than what people are actually doing with it.

I reckon they will keep tightening the screws on the overseas stuff soon. Do you lot think this is actually going to make it harder to find decent research compounds, or is it just more noise?

Comments

• restlessemma: I feel that. The "research only" label is such a farce when the chemistry is identical to what's prescribed elsewhere. I've seen the bloodwork threads where people are tracking ferritin and thyroid panels like hawks, they're not just guessing. My own experience with peptide sourcing last year was way more about finding suppliers who actually batch-test than people shooting blind. The UK crackdown will probably just push the conversation further underground or into grey-market channels, which ho

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