Identities of Underground Labs with Contaminated and Underdosed Products Revealed

William Llewellyn and Ronny Tuber recently tested 14 anabolic steroid products from various underground labs (UGLs) for toxic heavy metals and quantification of steroid dosing. Twenty-one percent of the steroid products were contaminated with lead, tin, mercury, and/or arsenic; 64% were significantly underdosed or overdosed. Most notably, the names of the UGLs that “failed” the quality control testing analysis were omitted.

MESO-Rx has uncovered the identities of the labs that failed the tests based on a February 28, 2007 Body of Science forum post by Ronny Tober. We contacted William Llewellyn alerting him to this publicly posted information. He wanted readers to realize that there are serious “chain of custody” issues involved in the testing of such underground anabolic steroid products. This is the reason that he is unable to reveal and/or confirm the identities of the products that failed the testing.

The steroid samples tested were tested at the request of a popular Scandinavian board and obtained on the European black market. As such, there are no guarantees that the chain of custody has been preserved. In the underground androgen black market, it is not uncommon for counterfeit products of other underground products to be distributed. The products tested may or may not be original products produced by the company on the label. It is with this understanding that MESO-Rx is releasing the following information.

The following products were contaminated with toxic heavy metals:

• British Dragon Boldabol 200 10ml (Boldenone Undecelynate 200mg/ml)
• Generic Anabolics – 10ml – Boldexol (Boldenone Undecylenate 200mg/ml)
• Medical Inc – 10ml – Primobol Depot (Methenolone Enanthate 100mg/ml)

The following products were significantly overdosed (greater than 20%)

• Nordic supplements “ Methandienone 25 mg/ml
• Swe Supplements – 2ml – 250mg Testosterone Enanthate
• Microbiology Labs – 10ml – Testopropin (Enanthate 250mg/ml +Propionate 75mg/ml)
• Generic Anabolics – 10ml – Paraxol (Trenbolone Hexahydrobenzyl Carbonate 76mg/ml)

The following products were significantly underdosed (greater than 20%)

• Medical Inc – 10ml – Primobol Depot (Methenolone Enanthate 100mg/ml)
• Shark Labs – 10ml – Cypbol (Testosterone Cypionate 250mg/ml)
• GenericPharma “ Primobolone (Methenolone Enanthate 100 mg/ml)
• AmplioLab “ Trenbolone Depot (Trenbolone Enanthate 100 mg/ml)

The following products passed both tests:

• Diamond Pharma Group – 10ml – Diamond Cypionate (Testosterone Cypionate USP26 200mg/ml)
• Lizard Laboratories – 10ml – Testosterone Cypionate 200mg/ml
• Troy Labs – 20ml – Deca (Nandrolone Decaonate 250mg/ml)

I want to thank Anabolics and Body of Science for undertaking these quite expensive product analysis to bring this information to steroid users and potential consumers of underground anabolic steroid products.

During my conversation with Bill Llewellyn he informed me that he is hard at work on the revised and expanded version of “William Llewellyn’s Anabolics (9th edition)” which should be available in October or November 2008.

About the author

Millard

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Millard writes about anabolic steroids and performance enhancing drugs and their use and impact in sport and society. He discusses the medical and non-medical uses of anabolic-androgenic steroids while advocating a harm reduction approach to steroid education.