Grey (Chinese) Market Getting Noticed by Lawmakers

[bogardbilla]

Sen. Tom Cotton is demanding the FDA investigate whether illegal Chinese drug ingredients are entering the U.S. through compounded weight-loss meds, warning of serious public health and national security risks.

BREAKING: Sen. Tom Cotton is demanding the FDA investigate whether illegal Chinese drug ingredients are entering the U.S. through compounded weight-loss meds, warning of serious public health and national security risks. pic.twitter.com/VomUpx8aFw
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I'm glad I stocked up lol

 

[byefatlicia]

Sen. Tom Cotton

Someone's got or is gonna get a nice campaign donation from BP...

"A recent analysis from the Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol shows that between September 2023 and January 2025, 195 illegal shipments of APIs, likely used in compounded weight loss medications, entered the U.S. market."

Half of those went to a coffee shop in Texas

"It is estimated that as of January 2026, up to 1.5 million American patients could be using unregulated compounded weight loss medications that may contain potentially dangerous ingredients from Chinese manufacturers."

Nearly all are changing their health outcomes for the better and are thriving

 

[Ruckus4519]

Damn I guess I should put my order in soon

 

[Ragnar]

It’s just more posturing for campaign contributions. He can write all the letters he wants but it’s not gonna make a difference. Fentanyl is a much bigger priority and they can’t stop that. Preventing Americans from loosing weight and improving their life’s isn’t worth their time.

 

[Grogu]

Sen. Tom Cotton

Someone's got or is gonna get a nice campaign donation from BP...

And there it is.... It's all about cash and corruption.

Plain truth is that the State which Mr. Cotton represents is generally in the top 3 to 5 states with the most obesity depending on the list. Mr. Cotton should be working on helping his constituents find affordable solutions to glp-1 medications rather than sending these types of letters to the FDA.

The 195 shipments over 17 months is almost comical. I was thinking 195 shipments per day. And where is the other 40% of API coming from? I thought CN was supplying 90% or more of this stuff.

 

[tubby]

It’s just more posturing for campaign contributions. He can write all the letters he wants but it’s not gonna make a difference. Fentanyl is a much bigger priority and they can’t stop that. Preventing Americans from loosing weight and improving their life’s isn’t worth their time.

I think you're try to apply moral logic to what is much more likely to become a financial decision. While I might agree with you in an aspirational sense (e.g. it would be nice if fentanyl was a bigger priority), the federal government (especially to the extent political influence is exerted) isn't know for holding aspirational ideals above the financial considerations of those involved.

 

[Peptidesearch]

Of course, my gf thinks I'm crazy for stocking up. After being suddenly kicked off my GLP by my so called "Health Plan", I swore that would never happen again. This country is an absolute disgrace when it comes to healthcare.

 

[byefatlicia]

After being suddenly kicked off my GLP by my so called "Health Plan", I swore that would never happen again.

They'll have to peel them from my cold dead freezer

 

[FarmgirlRebel]

The whole things has the stench of BP all over it.

If the last five years hasn't opened people's eyes about the state of Government and pharma, nothing will. It was never and never will be about safety. It's all about money.

 

[JoonyO]

Of course, my gf thinks I'm crazy for stocking up. After being suddenly kicked off my GLP by my so called "Health Plan", I swore that would never happen again. This country is an absolute disgrace when it comes to healthcare.

It is disgraceful... because it not our health they're focused on. It's our wealth. There's no money to be made off healthy people in the "industry".

 

[headward]

There are millions of parcels shipped per day. Tracking and seizing which of these are peptides raises cost/risk. They can go after big US sellers/websites, but you see how many foreign vendors there are, and they use discrete shipping methods.

Bulk up on them if you like I guess. They will last years even if not perfectly stored. But I think the grey peptide market is going to be around for a while even if they start "ramping up enforcement" (whatever that means).

 

[randompersonrandom]

They'll have to peel them from my cold dead freezer

Come and get them. (from my freezer)

 

[Mr. Blonde]

Oh no! The government might come after peptides!

Government has been cracking down on steroids since Ronald Reagan.

I really like my odds on this

 

[Speak_Easy]

It’s just more posturing for campaign contributions. He can write all the letters he wants but it’s not gonna make a difference. Fentanyl is a much bigger priority and they can’t stop that. Preventing Americans from loosing weight and improving their life’s isn’t worth their time.

Except it is (respectfully), because pharma makes it worth their time, through massive campaign contributions, (as you said). Fentanyl totally different.

 

[byefatlicia]

Except it is (respectfully), because pharma makes it worth their time, through massive campaign contributions. Fentanyl totally different.

Maybe he got up one morning and thought to himself... "I know that'll be a good use of my legislative power... I'll save the GLP1 users from the stuff that's making them healthy"

Yeah right

 

[byefatlicia]

I hope RFK Jr is lurking in here and reads this

 

[Speak_Easy]

Maybe he got up one morning and thought to himself... "I know that'll be a good use of my legislative power... I'll save the GLP1 users from the stuff that's making them healthy"

Yeah right

Haha...yeah these guys don't do anything that doesn't serve their number one priority...getting reelected. Which as we all know requires stupid amounts of cold, hard, CASH.

 

[Jerrey]

If and it is likely going to be more when then "IF" congress decides to intervene they will only be able to move against vendors operated on US soil or shipped from US warehouses. As long as there is a customer base in the US willing to pay to import GLP1s and other peptides there will be producers willing to ship them here gray market or otherwise. Will them cracking down make it trickier to get or drive our prices up? That may happen for sure. Will they be able to completely close the market and end the gray market sales. Hell no!

 

[zootielolo]

If the oils supplies mentioned on other sites is any

If and it is likely going to be more when then "IF" congress decides to intervene they will only be able to move against vendors operated on US soil or shipped from US warehouses. As long as there is a customer base in the US willing to pay to import GLP1s and other peptides there will be producers willing to ship them here gray market or otherwise. Will them cracking down make it trickier to get or drive our prices up? That may happen for sure. Will they be able to completely close the market and end the gray market sales. Hell no!

If the oils supply is any indication, this is correct. They have been trying to stop this market for ages and it still thrives.

 

[Habibibi]

The US has known about Grey peptides for awhile now, I'm not worried.