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Amazon receives FDA warning letter for supplements with undeclared ingredients

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Nothing bought on Amazon should be consumed or applied topically or otherwise come into prolonged contact with your body. I learned this the hard way a few years back with some counterfeit shampoo that severely burned my scalp after a single use.

Here's my list of things I won't buy on Amazon.com: - Anything which goes in or on my body (foods, medicines, etc.). - Anything which is easily knocked off (SD cards, memory, SSDs, etc.) - Bed sheets (oddly enough, you'll often get lies on materials and fabric) - Thing I need reliably / reliably on-time (I cancelled Prime after several shipping issues) Since I cancelled Prime, things added to this list include: - Mos…

Where do you shop for the things that go into or on your body if I may ask?

Re: Amazon receives FDA warning letter for supplements with undeclared ingredients

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

> - Bed sheets (oddly enough, you'll often get lies on materials and fabric) It makes you wonder about all those masks people were buying online and wearing 14+ hours a day

I don't wonder. Fakes and knock-offs were rampant on Amazon -- for a long time, more common than genuine product. People tested them. That's especially true for brand names like 3M. I only bought through trusted supply chains. My masks were made in South Korea, and I bought directly from the manufacturer's US-based distributor.

   People tested them. That's especially true for brand names like 3M.
Would you link to the tests?

   My masks were made in South Korea, and I bought directly from the
   manufacturer's US-based distributor.
Also link please!

Re: Amazon receives FDA warning letter for supplements with undeclared ingredients

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Nothing bought on Amazon should be consumed or applied topically or otherwise come into prolonged contact with your body. I learned this the hard way a few years back with some counterfeit shampoo that severely burned my scalp after a single use.

I stopped buying health and beauty stuff on Amazon altogether due to the counterfeits or people returning items by replacing the actual product with something else which I ultimately end up getting. I had too many instances with vitamins and such where the labels and seals were sketchy, damaged, or didn't exist. Same with shampoos, lotions, face-washes, soaps, detergents, hot-tub supplies, etc. Reporting to the selle…

Where do you guys live where your getting these counterfeits and sketchy items? I really want to know. Not being snide. My experience has been very different with Amazon, which is why Im puzzled.

Are you guys not in the U.S.?

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