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Online Retailers Face Scrutiny in Olympic Doping Scandal

12/7/2025

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The next Olympic doping scandal could involve online sellers like Amazon and Alibaba.
These platforms market hard-to-detect peptides.
Oliver Catlin, president of the Anti-Doping Sciences Institute, notes peptides are not FDA-approved and violate World Anti-Doping Agency regulations.
Alibaba claims to prohibit banned substances and Amazon requires compliance, yet BPC-157 remains accessible online.
The situation challenges anti-doping authorities as they strive to maintain fair competition.

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Story summary

The next Olympic doping scandal could involve online sellers like Amazon and Alibaba.
These platforms market hard-to-detect peptides.
Oliver Catlin, president of the Anti-Doping Sciences Institute, notes peptides are not FDA-approved and violate World Anti-Doping Agency regulations.
Alibaba claims to prohibit banned substances and Amazon requires compliance, yet BPC-157 remains accessible online.
The situation challenges anti-doping authorities as they strive to maintain fair competition.