{
  "article": "/research/how-to-check-if-a-peptide-vendor-is-legit",
  "prepared": "2026-10-10",
  "prepared_by": "TitrateLab Research Desk (AI-assisted)",
  "rules": "Every figure is a crop of a real capture; no text was retyped, highlighted or added. Captions in the article give source and capture date.",
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      "file": "qsc-announcement-no-ordering-website.webp",
      "shows": "Crop of a capture of QSC's public Telegram announcement: 'QSC have no website for orders', post 16, edited Sep 15 at 22:01.",
      "source": "https://t.me/qingdaosigmachannel/16",
      "captured_at": "2026-09-21T23:44:40Z",
      "processing": "Reused capture first published with /research/chatgpt-fake-chinese-peptide-website (scripts/static/research/chatgpt-fake-chinese-peptide-website/article-evidence/qsc-warning.png, text record qsc-warning.txt); cropped to the post card on 2026-10-10.",
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      "file": "qsc-name-storefront-ordering-claim.webp",
      "shows": "Two crops of the qscpeptide[.]com contact page: header banner ('Purity Verified', 'COA on Every Product') and the note that all orders must be placed on that website. Contact cards (email, WhatsApp, address) deliberately excluded.",
      "source": "https://qscpeptide.com/contact-us/ (not linked from the article)",
      "captured_at": "2026-09-21T23:47:00Z",
      "processing": "Reused capture first published with /research/chatgpt-fake-chinese-peptide-website (article-evidence/store-contact-settled.png, text record store-contact.json); recropped on 2026-10-10.",
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    {
      "file": "graveyard-peptide-sciences-entry.webp",
      "shows": "Top of the TitrateLab Vendor Graveyard entry for Peptide Sciences: voluntary shutdown, March 6, 2026, evidence tier Documented record.",
      "source": "https://titratelab.com/research/graveyard/peptide-sciences",
      "captured_at": "2026-10-10T17:00:50Z",
      "processing": "TitrateLab origin capture: one headless Chromium session, titratelab.com mapped to the serving origin (127.0.0.1:5560), viewport 1280 px at 2x, third-party scripts blocked; cropped and converted to WebP; reduced-motion; cropped above the scroll-reveal body text.",
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      "shows": "First page of Janoshik test report #136052 (client 'EPU x LS Group Testing GB x juGGaKNot Empire', manufacturer JEEP, batch 'T30 Orange Cap January 2026', endotoxin test only, 2306.000 EU/Vial, analysis 08 APR 2026, verification key printed). Public lab report; printed fields shown unaltered.",
      "source": "https://verify.janoshik.com/tests/136052-Sterility2_A749RCAF7WEC",
      "captured_at": "2026-05-12T17:55:24Z (file time of the cached PNG in TitrateLab archive, coa_records id 7368; record discovered 2026-04-16T18:27:45Z)",
      "processing": "Resized from data/coa_png/janoshik_public/7368_3ddfbaad.png (1600x2360) to 1000 px wide; no other edits.",
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    },
    {
      "file": "labs-janoshik-report-check.webp",
      "shows": "Two rows of the TitrateLab Janoshik lab profile: 'Name on the report' (client name chosen by the orderer; second-name copy costs extra) and 'Report check' (task number and key at verify.janoshik.com).",
      "source": "https://titratelab.com/labs/janoshik",
      "captured_at": "2026-10-10T16:59:12Z",
      "processing": "TitrateLab origin capture: one headless Chromium session, titratelab.com mapped to the serving origin (127.0.0.1:5560), viewport 1280 px at 2x, third-party scripts blocked; cropped and converted to WebP; two row captures stacked.",
      "width": 1600,
      "height": 336,
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    },
    {
      "file": "find-your-batch-bpc157-990007.webp",
      "shows": "Find Your Batch results for compound BPC-157 and code 990007: 10 exact code matches, 4,745 BPC-157 reports checked, connected-vendor context (ERP, WBS, JKL) with the note that a sticker number may identify a product rather than a unique production batch, first four result cards.",
      "source": "https://titratelab.com/find-your-batch?compound=BPC-157&batch=990007&submitted=1",
      "captured_at": "2026-10-10T16:59:10Z",
      "processing": "TitrateLab origin capture: one headless Chromium session, titratelab.com mapped to the serving origin (127.0.0.1:5560), viewport 1280 px at 2x, third-party scripts blocked; cropped and converted to WebP; connection details panel opened before capture; downscaled to 1600 px.",
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      "height": 1452,
      "sha256": "eb331c43a048c6920bf5f399143884ba60b6315fda408f8e5c283c4224fc58cc"
    },
    {
      "file": "finnrick-sent-by-vendor-example.webp",
      "shows": "Finnrick record page header and 'Sent by: Vendor' box (Sermorelin, NuLife Peptides, 4 Jun 2026): 'This sample was submitted by NuLife Peptides as part of the Launch with Finnrick vendor support program.'",
      "source": "https://www.finnrick.com/testing-certificate/sermorelin/nulife-peptides/20260604-e-ysrartm",
      "captured_at": "2026-09-18T21:22:47Z",
      "processing": "Cropped from TitrateLab's capture scripts/static/img/research/us-peptide-sellers-lab-report-gap/finnrick-example-sent-by-vendor.webp (capture log docs/research/assets/us-peptide-sellers-lab-report-gap/src/shots.log).",
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    },
    {
      "file": "finnrick-sent-by-public-example.webp",
      "shows": "Finnrick record page header and 'Sample logistics' box (Retatrutide, Peptide Partners, 28 Apr 2026): 'A member of the public mailed in this sample for testing.' with shipment timeline.",
      "source": "https://www.finnrick.com/testing-certificate/retatrutide/peptide-partners/20260428-e-gbumsgu",
      "captured_at": "2026-09-18T21:22:40Z",
      "processing": "Two crops of TitrateLab's capture scripts/static/img/research/us-peptide-sellers-lab-report-gap/finnrick-peptidepartners-reta24-20260428.webp, stacked.",
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    },
    {
      "file": "qsc-seller-page-review-tones.webp",
      "shows": "Reviews section heading of the TitrateLab QSC seller page, with the page's note that these are the 10 most recent approved reviews and are buyer experiences rather than lab results or verified purchases, and software-labelled tone counts: 222 positive, 9 neutral, 2 negative, 0 unclassified. Individual reviewer rows excluded.",
      "source": "https://titratelab.com/vendors/qsc#reviews",
      "captured_at": "2026-10-10T17:00:53Z",
      "processing": "TitrateLab origin capture: one headless Chromium session, titratelab.com mapped to the serving origin (127.0.0.1:5560), viewport 1280 px at 2x, third-party scripts blocked; cropped and converted to WebP; sticky elements set static before capture; downscaled to 1600 px.",
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  "measurements": {
    "snapshot": "2026-10-10T17:04Z, TitrateLab COA archive (COA_DB_PATH of titratelab.service), opened read-only (sqlite mode=ro)",
    "finnrick_by_sender": {
      "sql": "select submitted_by, count(*), sum(purity_pct<98), sum(purity_pct=0), min(substr(test_date,1,10)), max(substr(test_date,1,10)) from coa_records where source='finnrick' and published=1 and purity_pct is not null and submitted_by in ('Vendor','Public','Finnrick') group by 1",
      "result": {
        "Vendor": [
          232,
          6,
          0,
          "2025-09-09",
          "2026-09-24"
        ],
        "Public": [
          10169,
          1066,
          598,
          "2025-03-28",
          "2026-09-25"
        ],
        "Finnrick": [
          1547,
          278,
          65,
          "2024-12-17",
          "2026-09-20"
        ]
      },
      "notes": "12,146 published Finnrick records; 125 without a purity value excluded; Pulse (72) and Incentive (1) senders excluded as unexplained categories. Latest Finnrick record discovered 2026-09-30T04:28:10Z.",
      "rechecked": "2026-10-11T22:26Z: identical (read-only, mode=ro)"
    },
    "finnrick_same_sellers": {
      "sql": "with f as (select manufacturer_id m, submitted_by s, purity_pct p from coa_records where source='finnrick' and published=1 and purity_pct is not null and submitted_by in ('Vendor','Public','Finnrick')), both as (select m from f group by m having sum(s='Vendor')>=3 and sum(s in ('Public','Finnrick'))>=3) select s, count(*), sum(p<98), sum(p=0), count(distinct m) from f where m in (select m from both) group by s",
      "result": {
        "Vendor": [
          115,
          1,
          0,
          10
        ],
        "Public": [
          468,
          31,
          16,
          10
        ]
      },
      "notes": "Ten sellers qualify. All of their non-vendor results are public-sent (no Finnrick-bought rows). Test dates 2025-06-11 to 2026-09-24.",
      "rechecked": "2026-10-11T22:26Z: identical"
    },
    "archive_coverage": {
      "sql": "select count(*), sum(coalesce(verify_url,'')<>''), sum(coalesce(batch_id,'')<>''), max(substr(test_date,1,10)) from coa_records where published=1",
      "result": [
        116041,
        113872,
        89220,
        "2026-10-09"
      ]
    },
    "labs_registry": {
      "source": "config/labs/*.json in the serving release (labs knowledge base, profiles reviewed 2026-10-09 to 2026-10-10)",
      "result": "20 published profiles; report_check.on_own_domain true for 19; 15 give a direct lookup URL; MZ Biolabs: no public lookup (client login); Krause: manual upload of the original CoA",
      "rechecked": "2026-10-11: config/labs/*.json in release 20261010T033744Z-labs-kb: 20 profiles, report_check.value.on_own_domain true for 19 (MZ Biolabs null); Janoshik name_on_report source is a cached copy of janoshik.com order options, page date unknown, confidence medium"
    },
    "recheck_2026_10_11": {
      "snapshot": "2026-10-11T22:05Z, same COA_DB_PATH, opened read-only (sqlite mode=ro)",
      "finnrick_by_sender": "identical to the 2026-10-10 result (Vendor 232/6/0, Public 10,169/1,066/598, Finnrick 1,547/278/65; same date ranges)",
      "finnrick_same_sellers": "identical (Vendor 115/1/0 across 10 sellers; Public 468/31/16)",
      "archive_coverage": {
        "result": [
          116338,
          114169,
          89517,
          "2026-10-10"
        ],
        "note": "batch-identifier share 89,517/116,338 = 76.9%, unchanged; the article cites the dated 2026-10-10 snapshot"
      }
    },
    "finnrick_zero_purity": {
      "sql": "select submitted_by, count(*), sum(quantity_deviation_pct=-100) from coa_records where source='finnrick' and published=1 and purity_pct=0 and submitted_by in ('Public','Finnrick') group by 1",
      "result": {
        "Public": [
          598,
          598
        ],
        "Finnrick": [
          65,
          65
        ]
      },
      "notes": "All 663 rows carry tested_qty '0mg' (stored as text) and -100% deviation; Finnrick's own difference field reads 'Identity Fail - not the labeled substance' on 657 of them. Read 2026-10-11.",
      "identity_check": "2026-10-11 review: every Finnrick identity failure (raw difference 'Identity Fail - not the labeled substance', 592 Public + 65 Finnrick) is stored with purity_pct 0, none with a positive or null purity; the other 6 zero-purity Public rows carry -100% or 'Sample does not contain' notes. Finnrick's own page can show a purity figure for the substance found instead (e.g. record j7838b4), so the article describes 0% as an identity result, not an empty vial."
    },
    "code_990007": {
      "sql": "select manufacturer_id, source, submitted_by, substr(test_date,1,10), purity_pct from coa_records where published=1 and batch_id like '%990007%' order by test_date",
      "result": [
        [
          "WBS (269)",
          "finnrick",
          "Public",
          "2026-03-21",
          99.8
        ],
        [
          "Chained Aminos (2344)",
          "freedom_diagnostic",
          null,
          "2026-04-29",
          99.34
        ],
        [
          "ERP (162)",
          "finnrick",
          "Public",
          "2026-05-27",
          99.5
        ],
        [
          "WBS (269)",
          "finnrick",
          "Public",
          "2026-07-14",
          99.6
        ],
        [
          "unattributed placeholder (1); Modus Club per the September analysis",
          "freedom_diagnostic",
          null,
          "2026-07-19",
          99.38
        ],
        [
          "WBS (269)",
          "finnrick",
          "Public",
          "2026-07-23",
          81.5
        ],
        [
          "ERP (162)",
          "finnrick",
          "Public",
          "2026-08-13",
          81.9
        ],
        [
          "ERP (162)",
          "finnrick",
          "Public",
          "2026-08-28",
          0.0
        ],
        [
          "WBS (269)",
          "finnrick",
          "Public",
          "2026-09-15",
          78.0
        ],
        [
          "ERP (162)",
          "finnrick",
          "Public",
          "2026-09-24",
          76.9
        ],
        [
          "ERP (162), batch recorded as '990007, yellow caps'",
          "finnrick",
          "Public",
          "2026-09-24",
          99.9
        ]
      ],
      "notes": "Ten rows carry exactly '990007' (the Find Your Batch 'exact' set: 8 Finnrick ERP/WBS + 2 Freedom Diagnostics seller certificates). The three September Finnrick rows were discovered 2026-09-30. Read 2026-10-11."
    },
    "third_party_rechecks_2026_10_11": {
      "finnrick_launch": "https://www.finnrick.com/vendor-support/launch still reads 'You can review and approve the test results before publishing', 'Samples are anonymized and processed along with other samples, to minimize bias' and 'test results cannot be \"un-published\" once on the site'.",
      "finnrick_publishing": "https://help.finnrick.com/how-does-finnrick-decide-to-publish-results still reads 'That requires confidence in where a sample came from ... we do not publish those results on the site. About a third of the tests Finnrick has completed fall into this category.'",
      "rechecked_again": "2026-10-11 about 22:35Z: both Finnrick passages still present"
    },
    "find_your_batch_recheck_2026_10_11": {
      "source": "origin fetch of /find-your-batch?compound=BPC-157&batch=990007&submitted=1 (127.0.0.1:5560, Host titratelab.com), 2026-10-11 about 22:30Z",
      "result": "10 exact code matches; 4,757 BPC-157 reports checked; index rebuilt 2026-10-11T22:21:32Z",
      "note": "The article's figure and count are the 2026-10-10 capture (4,745); the recheck is reported in the Method section."
    },
    "qsc_seller_page_recheck_2026_10_11": {
      "source": "origin fetch of /vendors/qsc, anonymous, 2026-10-11 about 22:28Z",
      "result": "tone counts unchanged: 222 positive, 9 neutral, 2 negative, 0 unclassified (233 approved reviews); review rows show reviewer, date, source and tone, and the review text sits behind the Pro prompt"
    },
    "lookalike_domain_peptidescienceslabs": {
      "rdap": {
        "url": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/peptidescienceslabs.com",
        "queried_at": "2026-10-11T22:28Z",
        "registration": "2026-04-16T14:56:46Z",
        "status": [
          "client hold",
          "client transfer prohibited"
        ],
        "last_changed": "2026-08-13T02:49:33Z",
        "nameservers": []
      },
      "wayback_cdx": {
        "url": "https://web.archive.org/cdx/search/cdx?url=peptidescienceslabs.com&output=json",
        "queried_at": "2026-10-11T22:29Z",
        "captures": [
          "20260516211941 https://peptidescienceslabs.com/ text/html 200"
        ]
      },
      "wayback_capture_text": "Raw capture (id_) read 2026-10-11: <title> 'Home - Peptide sciences'; heading 'Peptide Sciences - Peptides for Sale'; banner '15% Discount on all Crypto Currency Orders'; product prices listed.",
      "serp": "Semrush US SERP pulled 2026-10-05 for 'peptide sciences review' (~/.titratelab/research/2026-10-05-seo-keywords/semrush/serps.json): position 8 https://www.trustpilot.com/review/peptidescienceslabs.com",
      "closure_notice": "Internet Archive capture https://web.archive.org/web/20260517204906/https://www.peptidesciences.com/ read 2026-10-11: revised notice says it 'decided to voluntarily shut down operations', retains rights to its name, and that any site 'claiming to sell our products is unauthorized, fraudulent'; no reason, no mention of orders or refunds.",
      "limits": "Operator of peptidescienceslabs.com not established; nothing connects it to the closed company."
    },
    "endotoxin_coverage": {
      "snapshot": "2026-10-11T22:46Z, same COA_DB_PATH, opened read-only (sqlite mode=ro)",
      "sql": "select count(*), sum(case when nullif(trim(endotoxins_status),'') is not null and lower(trim(endotoxins_status)) not in ('n/a','na','not applicable') then 1 else 0 end) from coa_records where published=1",
      "result": [
        116339,
        10917
      ],
      "note": "Same definition as the 'non-N/A endotoxin entry' query in content/research/how-to-verify-a-peptide-coa.queries.sql. 10,917/116,339 = 9.4%. Replaces the article's earlier citation of the August 10, 2026 snapshot (4,943 of 73,865). Non-N/A values are results such as pass, low, below LOQ, negative, detected, fail."
    }
  },
  "rechecked": "2026-10-11",
  "adversarial_review_2026_10_11": {
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-11T22:40Z to 23:00Z",
    "db_rechecks": "Finnrick by sender, same-seller comparison (10 sellers: manufacturer_id 77, 78, 79, 81, 105, 155, 173, 197, 204, 1172), Pulse/Incentive/null-purity exclusions (12,146 - 125 - 72 - 1 = 11,948), 990007 rows, report 136052 fields, and the Oct 10 batch-identifier snapshot (published rows discovered by 2026-10-10T17:04:59Z: 116,041 total, 89,220 with batch_id) all reproduced read-only.",
    "third_party_rechecks": {
      "rdap": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/peptidescienceslabs.com at 2026-10-11T22:42Z: registration 2026-04-16T14:56:46Z, status client hold + client transfer prohibited, no nameservers, last changed 2026-08-13T02:49:33Z",
      "wayback_cdx": "cdx url=peptidescienceslabs.com* : one capture, 20260516211941, HTTP 200",
      "wayback_capture": "20260516211941id_ title 'Home - Peptide sciences', heading 'Peptide Sciences - Peptides for Sale', product prices",
      "peptide_sciences_notice": "20260517204906id_ of peptidesciences.com: 'claiming to sell our products is unauthorized, fraudulent'; no 'order', 'refund' or 'reason' in the page text",
      "finnrick_launch": "https://www.finnrick.com/vendor-support/launch: 'You can review and approve the test results before publishing', 'to minimize bias', 'cannot be \"un-published\"'",
      "finnrick_publishing": "https://help.finnrick.com/how-does-finnrick-decide-to-publish-results: 'About a third of the tests Finnrick has completed fall into this category'; 'Public submissions with sufficient corroboration are published when we have independent grounds for confidence: Finnrick-purchased or vendor-submitted samples for the same product to compare against, or enough independent public submissions'",
      "doj_paradigm": "justice.gov returned a bot interstitial; read via Internet Archive copy of the July 30, 2026 release: 70 months; false claims of FDA registration, own US laboratories and testing; imported from China and India without testing; FDA letters in 2020 and 2022",
      "semrush_serp_file": "~/.titratelab/research/2026-10-05-seo-keywords/semrush/serps.json (file dated 2026-10-05): 'peptide sciences review' pos 8 = trustpilot.com/review/peptidescienceslabs.com (local file read; no Semrush API call)"
    },
    "origin_rechecks": "2026-10-11 ~22:45Z via 127.0.0.1:5560: /research/coa/verify (locked match still shows a certificate count when more than one), /find-your-batch BPC-157 990007 (10 exact, 4,757 checked, #batch-results present), /vendors/qsc (222/9/2/0, review text behind Pro), /research/peptide-vendor-graveyard (anchors the-impersonator-layer, warning-letter-wave-december-10-2024, jeep, qsc present), /labs and /labs/janoshik 200",
    "labs_registry": "release 20261011T021414Z-peptide-shop-case-studies-private config/labs: 20 profiles, report_check.value.on_own_domain true for 19 (MZ Biolabs null); identical file list to the worktree"
  },
  "release_consistency_2026_10_11": {
    "checked_at": "2026-10-11T23:00Z to 23:10Z",
    "purpose": "Align the guide's Peptide Sciences notice dates and closure wording with the expanded Vendor Graveyard entry released in the same batch.",
    "wayback_captures_read": {
      "20260318074523id_": "original three sentences only; no warning about sites claiming to sell its products",
      "20260321144057id_": "adds 'Any website, entity, or individuals claiming to be Peptide Sciences, a successor to Peptide Sciences, or falsely claiming to sell our products are fraudulent, unauthorized, and have absolutely no affiliation with our company.'",
      "20260415143103id_": "current wording: rights statement and 'claiming to sell our products is unauthorized, fraudulent'; no reason, orders or refunds in the notice text"
    },
    "article_changes": [
      "Check 1: the notice sentence now dates the warning from March 21 (before peptidescienceslabs.com was registered on April 16) and keeps the May 17 archived link.",
      "Check 2: 'the revised version in place by May 17' became 'its two later versions, in place by March 21 and April 15, 2026', matching the graveyard entry.",
      "Figure 3 caption reworded so the voluntary shutdown is not attributed to the graveyard entry.",
      "Method: lists the four notice captures read on October 11."
    ],
    "note": "All three captures, including the March 18 one, contain a hidden exit-intent block titled 'Complete Your Research Purchase' left in the page template; it appears before and after the notice changes and is not evidence of a working store."
  }
}