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MZ Biolabs have confirmed they’ve not provided any services to AusBio Labs nor do they have them in their client list.","summary":"User reports bad experience verifying COA for AusBio Labs supplier; lab confirmation shows no services provided, indicating fake COA.","claim_ids":["c45"],"link_status":"ok","quote_status":"unverified","hash":"aec9d44d4f3d259e3990c4b79c1ae077d5ff3af8997e5db529dfff38b9814b83"},{"id":"s39","type":"reddit","url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/proteomics/comments/1qv54u5/anyone_in_australia_working_with_tricky_peptide/","title":"Anyone in Australia working with tricky peptide purity issues in proteomics?","quote":"Bought via the grey market, so I went in with eyes open about the purity risk. ... Pain was gone within the first week. ... 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I get them all done by Freedom Diagnostics.","summary":"Thread on testing Chinese-sourced peptides; users discuss labs (Freedom Diagnostics, Janoshik), >99% purity results (anecdotal), China as common source, red flags like payment methods, and testing for purity/endotoxins/sterility.","claim_ids":["c79"],"link_status":"ok","quote_status":"unverified","hash":"63d86c276da1819c5688a2f1c74e4e60fb3d6819a87abd28fc4ccf08a7f32b93"},{"id":"s73","type":"reddit","url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/Biohackers/comments/1t96dc7/built_an_independent_peptide_verification/","title":"Built an independent peptide verification platform & looking for feedback","quote":"The idea behind CertiPep is simple: help people verify whether a research peptide is actually what the label says & get a clearer view on purity, rather than relying only on vendor COAs. 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Never trust vendor COA, but if you do make sure it's from Janoshik.","summary":"Discussion on whether a provided vendor COA is trustworthy; consensus leans toward skepticism of vendor COAs and preference for third-party verification like Janoshik. Anecdotal experiences with fake or misleading COAs shared.","claim_ids":["c83"],"link_status":"ok","quote_status":"unverified","hash":"d935253488d5883bc80d869429eb282e3279ca09dd003f9938eceed090947c21"},{"id":"s77","type":"reddit","url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/Peptidesource/comments/1tib52k/is_this_coa_a_red_flag/","title":"Is this COA a red flag?","quote":"The thing is that just because you get a COA doesn’t mean it’s correct. I’ve tested many raw materials with provided COA and their product still failed.","summary":"User with professional GC analysis experience notes that vendor COAs do not guarantee accuracy or lack of contamination.","claim_ids":["c84"],"link_status":"ok","quote_status":"unverified","hash":"1523720fd3ec87f15d2f5da8bd8c802a3eb122ec41959806b4acccd9197b513b"},{"id":"s78","type":"reddit","url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/Peptidesource/comments/1rkckr3/reta_and_motc_lab_tested_in_canada_purity_heavy/","title":"Reta and Mot-C Lab tested in Canada ! Purity & Heavy Metals","quote":"The chromatogram shows 99.33% purity by peak area for Retatrutide, with only a tiny 0.67% impurity peak. 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Do not buy from under any circumstances.","summary":"User reports bad outcome with AC Peptides vendor, alleging initial real product followed by fakes, based on lab analysis of COA.","claim_ids":["c9"],"link_status":"ok","quote_status":"unverified","hash":"679f659072369412ff92ae5063ac2d332176b62556511fd685cd3faadbc4540f"},{"id":"s11","type":"reddit","url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/Peptidesource/comments/1ex23jf/peptides_testing/","title":"Peptides Testing","quote":"Every single COA he sent back matched every COA I received from my distributor. So I've stuck with her through it all.","summary":"Positive user experience: multiple independent tests by Jano matched distributor COAs over time, leading to long-term trust in one supplier.","claim_ids":["c10"],"link_status":"ok","quote_status":"unverified","hash":"6efb4935c11354e60f213ea1e59ace74eca85e7981c6a8a0e3ced1ed2678a680"},{"id":"s12","type":"reddit","url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/Retatrutide/comments/1qdzj3k/is_there_a_way_to_be_sure_the_coas_arent_faked/","title":"Is there a way to be sure the CoA's aren't faked?","quote":"A seller could easily take someone else’s legit COA, verify it on the lab site, then claim their vials match that batch. ... 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BAD outcome implied by lack of accountability.","claim_ids":["c32"],"link_status":"ok","quote_status":"unverified","hash":"840109f18898062c6e8f6a700272a434c61ce774df7d95311fd48db18031fff6"},{"id":"s26","type":"reddit","url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/labrats/comments/1r9lar9/question_about_shared_peptide_coas_between_vendors/","title":"Question about shared peptide CoAs between vendors","quote":"I recently verified a Certificate of Analysis (CoA) for a peptide through the lab’s official verification portal. The certificate ID was valid... However, I then noticed another vendor selling the same peptide at a much lower price and using that exact same CoA (same certificate ID, same lot number, same lab report).","summary":"User reports discovering identical COAs used by multiple vendors at different prices, questioning if it's a red flag for reused/fake documentation. 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You can buy just a vial or two to see if the product is going to do what you want it to do and if so then maybe go on to buy in bulk from China.","summary":"User reports decent experiences buying small from resellers before scaling to bulk China sources.","claim_ids":["c41"],"link_status":"ok","quote_status":"unverified","hash":"09fdeff9d15bb1d00f1003701f66932e2e2a053a271c066f12753db67f4390a7"},{"id":"s35","type":"youtube","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6T8cQl_nXU","title":"Peptides: Injecting SubQ vs IM, Reading Peptide COA's To Know If Legit, Chinese Peptides + Q&A","quote":"I have bought direct from 5 different labs in China or Hong Kong. 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MZ Biolabs have confirmed they’ve not provided any services to AusBio Labs nor do they have them in their client list.","summary":"User reports bad experience verifying COA for AusBio Labs supplier; lab confirmation shows no services provided, indicating fake COA.","claim_ids":["c45"],"link_status":"ok","quote_status":"unverified","hash":"aec9d44d4f3d259e3990c4b79c1ae077d5ff3af8997e5db529dfff38b9814b83"},{"id":"s39","type":"reddit","url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/proteomics/comments/1qv54u5/anyone_in_australia_working_with_tricky_peptide/","title":"Anyone in Australia working with tricky peptide purity issues in proteomics?","quote":"Bought via the grey market, so I went in with eyes open about the purity risk. ... Pain was gone within the first week. ... I’m still worried about what’s actually in the peptide vials.","summary":"User reports positive personal outcome (pain relief from BPC-157) despite unverifiable COA and purity concerns; notes friends' long-term use without issues but prefers verified sources.","claim_ids":["c46"],"link_status":"ok","quote_status":"unverified","hash":"88b0359a30294634e18758e8a2eacd013a18762d7625b8d2b691b20fe04765e3"},{"id":"s40","type":"reddit","url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/proteomics/comments/1qv54u5/anyone_in_australia_working_with_tricky_peptide/","title":"Anyone in Australia working with tricky peptide purity issues in proteomics?","quote":"Yeah a lot people are providing COAs that csnt be verified or are plan forged and redone as a pdf to make ut look realistic. ... To many people lying about COAs. 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Most vendors and people don’t get the endotoxin and heavy metals tests.","summary":"Discusses independent lab testing of vendor peptides, noting gaps in endotoxin/heavy metals testing on many COAs.","claim_ids":["c76"],"link_status":"ok","quote_status":"unverified","hash":"8bebf432b5576111b20963f51b6be86b58bf28bf95a99061ad15472651795f41"},{"id":"s70","type":"x","url":"https://x.com/KimeraChems/status/2071603272683520244","title":"X post by Kimera Chems on peptide batch testing","quote":"While he writes essays about why testing is hard, here's six compounds and two peptide batches going out to three labs today. 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I get them all done by Freedom Diagnostics.","summary":"Thread on testing Chinese-sourced peptides; users discuss labs (Freedom Diagnostics, Janoshik), >99% purity results (anecdotal), China as common source, red flags like payment methods, and testing for purity/endotoxins/sterility.","claim_ids":["c79"],"link_status":"ok","quote_status":"unverified","hash":"63d86c276da1819c5688a2f1c74e4e60fb3d6819a87abd28fc4ccf08a7f32b93"},{"id":"s73","type":"reddit","url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/Biohackers/comments/1t96dc7/built_an_independent_peptide_verification/","title":"Built an independent peptide verification platform & looking for feedback","quote":"The idea behind CertiPep is simple: help people verify whether a research peptide is actually what the label says & get a clearer view on purity, rather than relying only on vendor COAs. 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Never trust vendor COA, but if you do make sure it's from Janoshik.","summary":"Discussion on whether a provided vendor COA is trustworthy; consensus leans toward skepticism of vendor COAs and preference for third-party verification like Janoshik. Anecdotal experiences with fake or misleading COAs shared.","claim_ids":["c83"],"link_status":"ok","quote_status":"unverified","hash":"d935253488d5883bc80d869429eb282e3279ca09dd003f9938eceed090947c21"},{"id":"s77","type":"reddit","url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/Peptidesource/comments/1tib52k/is_this_coa_a_red_flag/","title":"Is this COA a red flag?","quote":"The thing is that just because you get a COA doesn’t mean it’s correct. I’ve tested many raw materials with provided COA and their product still failed.","summary":"User with professional GC analysis experience notes that vendor COAs do not guarantee accuracy or lack of contamination.","claim_ids":["c84"],"link_status":"ok","quote_status":"unverified","hash":"1523720fd3ec87f15d2f5da8bd8c802a3eb122ec41959806b4acccd9197b513b"},{"id":"s78","type":"reddit","url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/Peptidesource/comments/1rkckr3/reta_and_motc_lab_tested_in_canada_purity_heavy/","title":"Reta and Mot-C Lab tested in Canada ! Purity & Heavy Metals","quote":"The chromatogram shows 99.33% purity by peak area for Retatrutide, with only a tiny 0.67% impurity peak. 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