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"An investigation has uncovered the illegal sale of injectable vitamins on Etsy, with one vendor reportedly surprising buyers by including loose erectile dysfunction pills in their parcels. The consumer choice organisation Which? revealed that numerous listings featured generic, AI-generated packaging, bearing product names such as "Vitamin C 10 x 5ml" or "Multivitamin infusion 10 x 10ml". Crucially, many of these products lacked essential legal nutritional information, including an ingredients list, the quantity of active ingredients, and vital dosage warnings. Which? staff purchased four products from two different sellers and noted that Etsy, an e-commerce platform known for handmade and vintage items, failed to intervene in these transactions. Both shops have since been closed down."
Illegal injectable vitamins and other unlabelled products were sold on Etsy, with at least one vendor including loose erectile dysfunction pills in parcels. Which? identified listings using generic, AI-generated packaging labelled with names like "Vitamin C 10 x 5ml" and "Multivitamin infusion 10 x 10ml". Many products lacked ingredients lists, active ingredient quantities, and dosage warnings. Which? purchased four products from two sellers and found Etsy did not intervene. Both shops have since been closed. Which? reported the sellers to Etsy and the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
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