Health Canada has been granted a permanent injunction against Quebec-based online retailer Canlab Research, preventing the company from selling unauthorized injectable peptides in Canada.
The agency states that Canlab Research had been “selling unauthorized peptide drugs on various websites and promoting them with many unproven health claims, despite repeated enforcement actions by Health Canada.”
That comes after consumers were urged not to buy unauthorized injectable peptides from Canlab Research in December 2023 due to the “serious health risks posed by these products” and after a ministerial order “directing the company to cease advertising and selling unauthorized health products because of the health risks to Canadians,” Health Canada stated in a news release on Wednesday.
“Under the injunction, Canlab Research and its representatives cannot manufacture, test, distribute or sell unauthorized injectable peptides, nor can it assist others in doing the same. It also cannot advertise or assist others in advertising these products, including through any website or social media platform accessible with a Canadian Internet Protocol (IP) address.”
Peptide drugs affect the body’s functions and are often used for bodybuilding, anti-aging, or enhancing athletic performance. Currently, injectable peptides are regulated as prescription drugs in Canada and must be authorized by Health Canada before they can be sold.
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The agency put out a warning to Canadian consumers in April to think twice before injecting peptides bought online, stating that the products can “change how your body works and are often promoted online and on social media for ‘anti-aging, weight loss, bodybuilding, athletic performance, injury recovery, sleep, mental focus, or general wellness.'”
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Risks to taking unauthorized peptides can range from “hormonal imbalance, mood swings, blood sugar imbalance, liver or kidney damage, blood clots, and growth of cancerous tumours,” according to the agency.
Authorized prescription drugs in Canada have an eight-digit Drug Identification Number (DIN) on the label. Consumers can also check if a drug has been authorized for sale by searching Health Canada’s Drug Product Database.
punishment should be inject the owners including staff and their families with this garbage and see how that works out for them
So since 2023 they have been selling unlawful peptides with no criminal charges. Why?
AT is right. Health Canada is not shutting the business down because it’s products are dangerous. It is shutting down the competition.
Time to restructure things so Health Canada works for Canadians, not themselves, or big business. Why are they stopping us from getting the drugs we want and deserve.
Health Canada celebrates shutting down another peptide retailer, but ignores the real issue: Canadians are tired of waiting years for access to promising therapies.
Protect people from unsafe products and false claims absolutely. But endless delays and limited access only push people to look elsewhere. Stop treating every peptide like the enemy and start giving Canadians a timely, science-based path to access.
Health Canada has never supported choices in healthcare.
I ingest chemicals into my body daily which can cause dangerous side effects ..
It’s called food
So the same organization that encouraged people for over 20 years to consume partially hydrogenated margarine, and trans fats instead of butter, are suddenly experts again about what is dangerous for our health??
Always gotta crack down on the stuff that actually works, right? Just like ivermectin. 🤦♂️
Can someone please interview all the people that have had serious and harmful adverse reactions from the substance(not the injection itself)… it would Be great to see these first hand with the millions of people using these across North America I’m sure it would be helpful
Unproven health claims from the inhections? Blood clots and cancerous tumours? Sounds like the Covid 19 vaccine…
Ah…Is it me or do Trekkies think of Deanna Troi, Warf, a big knife, and cake every time they see or hear the word peptide…
Probably just me…