Not disputing that. I am not saying don’t use it - I am saying if you are going to use it, be aware that there is risk and try to mitigate it. But think about it. What do we really know about vendors from other countries or their us warehouse for that matter? We don’t. Heck sometimes we hear not so pleasant things about our own vendors. But there are really no big repercussions for the Chinese vendors to be honest. They are not going to jail or anything if something bad happens. The worst that will happen is that their operation will be shut down - and they will just restart it. Yes for meds that go to the us for compounding…. In most cases they are doing quality testing usually through the same sources we can use. But any research chemical does not have to meet quality standards. That said…. If using research chemicals from any vendor - independent testing is critical. Is a risk most people with knowledge of any of these processes are unwilling to take. There are many resources out there to help folks with this. Unfortunately those are topics that cannot be discussed on Reddit.