Alibaba.com released a new FAQ on prohibited items on October 22 :-
"Can I display controlled or prescription drugs on Alibaba. com?
Drugs such as narcotics, steroids, valium, poppy seeds, poppy seed products (including all drugs listed in Schedules I, II, III, IV or V of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or prescription drugs are strictly forbidden on Alibaba.com.
If you want to trade in chemical materials, please state clearly in your product listings or Buying Leads that the product you want to sell (or buy) is a chemical material, not a drug. Please keep this in mind when entering the subject, keyword, category, description etc.
Tip: If you are selling test kits for drugs, please do not use the name of the drug as a keyword."
The end of an era.
Alibaba was the place to find Chinese suppliers of powders and finished products back in the day and without it I would never have met some of the greatest guys in the biz such Ken Chen and Ohua ( who have both sadly retired ).
btw if anyone has Ken's current email please let me have it, hopefully his dream of opening a Mc Donalds franchise in Shanghai came true :-)
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