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Chinese labs tied to fentanyl market $100 million wellness injections

Chinese fentanyl labs are now selling peptide injections marketed for weight loss and aging, with concerns that people order them after seeing online ads rather than consulting doctors first.

On air: Hank Ledger and Chip Darnell on BBN This Morning
Published 9:15 AM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Washington Examiner: “The same Chinese laboratories behind fentanyl have a new $100 million product: ‘Wellness’ injections”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 9:15 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger and Chip Darnell.
Topics: Chinese.

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Washington ExaminerThe same Chinese laboratories behind fentanyl have a new $100 million product: ‘Wellness’ injections

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA physician writing in the Washington Examiner says the same Chinese laboratories tied to fentanyl trafficking are now marketing wellness injections worldwide, a line worth a hundred million dollars.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe products are peptides, which are chains of amino acids that act as messengers in the body.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThey are being pitched online for blood sugar, healing, weight loss and even aging.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSome peptides are legitimate and important medicines. Insulin is one, and so are the GLP-1 drugs.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe writer's concern is the questionable ones, sold to people who saw them online and asked their doctor afterward.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo who is affected? Anyone scrolling past a slick ad promising to turn back the clock with a needle.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe editor's angle is that labs with that background are selling them.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhat to watch is whether regulators respond, and whether your doctor starts getting more of these questions. Ask them before you order anything.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA hundred million dollars.