Then why would Jano say this when asked why the serostim tested so poorly? Not saying this is why the results are what they are but to say "heat degradation is bullshit" during the hottest time of the year with no scientific data is a bold silly statement.
This is why he said that:
It is shipped on ice because it is a reference standard.
A reference standard isn’t created in bulk for selling to the public like pharma GH is. A reference standard is produced solely for the purpose of “scientific study.”
The quality control and care taken to produce a reference standard are GREATER than pharma GH. The reference standard is what EVERYTHING else gets compared to in the world of scientific study. You cannot get anything more pure than a reference standard of any compound and thus it MUST be shipped and delivered with the strictest of quality control measures.
Now is being shipped raw (no ice) an issue:
GH starts degrading (although very slowly) the moment it is created. There are factors that will increase the speed to which it degrades (such as not being on ice), however, most seem to agree that the amount of degradation from this to be insignificant.
Is dropping your GH on the ground an issue or shaking up your GH bottle:
Same as above… most agree that the amount of degradation from this to be insignificant.
So Jano was just explaining that the reference standard has the strictest quality control measures, not that it is necessarily required or will cause noticeable degradation if it is not shipped that way.