A Quebec-based online retailer has been permanently banned from selling unauthorized injectable peptides following legal action by Health Canada.
The Superior Court of Québec has granted the agency’s request for an injunction that prevents Montreal-based Canlab Research from manufacturing, testing, distributing, or selling unregulated peptides that are marketed for fitness enhancement and anti-aging purposes, the agency said in a July 29 press release.
The federal agency has been warning consumers for several years against buying unauthorized injectable peptides from Canlab Research, saying the company has promoted unverified health claims on several websites “despite repeated enforcement actions by Health Canada.”
A temporary injunction was issued in 2024. On June 11, the Superior Court of Québec granted the permanent injunction. It states that Canlab cannot “manufacture, test, distribute or sell unauthorized injectable peptides, nor can it assist others in doing the same.”…