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Apex Genetics review
Strong research-only wording on the site, but no lab reports, no policy pages, WhatsApp as the only contact, and packaging in the product image marked "For subcutaneous injection only".
Score by criterion
0 / 35Lab-verified quality
0 / 15Independent reviews
1 / 15Business transparency
13 / 15Responsible marketing
4 / 10Price
0 / 10Delivery, payment & policies
Share of criterion points: 0 <25% 25–49% 50–74% 75%+
Key findings
- No certificate of analysis, lab result or testing claim is published.
- The product image shows an "UPRET 30" box marked "For subcutaneous injection only". The site text says it gives no dosage or administration guidance.
- Two prices for the same product are live: R1,950 on the shop page and R2,499 on an older page still in the sitemap.
- There are no terms, privacy, returns or shipping pages, although the FAQ refers to a "published Refund and Returns Policy".
- No legal entity, address or email. WhatsApp is the only contact.
Score breakdown
Lab-verified quality
0 / 35| Item | Points | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Published retatrutide lab report | 0 / 10 | No COA, lab result or testing claim on the product, Research Standards, FAQ, About or Contact pages. |
| Report can be verified with the lab | 0 / 8 | No COA, so nothing to verify. No lab links. Source: apexgen.co.za |
| Report tied to current stock | 0 / 6 | No batch number shown. Source: apexgen.co.za |
| Report is recent | 0 / 4 | No dated test. Source: apexgen.co.za |
| Purity and measured content | 0 / 4 | No test result. Source: apexgen.co.za |
| Independent buyer-submitted test | 0 / 3 | Not in Finnrick's public vendor index. Finnrick's 'Apex Peptides' is a different vendor. No FAIL on record. Source: finnrick.com |
| Signs of fabricated test dataDeduction, up to -3 | 0 | No test documents published, so none of the listed signs can apply. |
Independent reviews
0 / 15| Item | Points | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 0 / 5 | No profile. Hellopeter slugs 404 and Trustpilot returns 404. No Google rating found. |
| Average rating | 0 / 6 | Not scored: fewer than 5 reviews on an independent profile. |
| Replies to complaints | 0 / 4 | No third-party profile. |
| Review manipulationDeduction, up to -5 | 0 | No hidden review markup. Reviews (0); the shop's public product list review_count 0. Source: apexgen.co.za |
Business transparency
1 / 15| Item | Points | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Legal entity name | 0 / 3 | Footer shows only '© 2026 Apex Gen'. No (Pty) Ltd or other entity. Source: apexgen.co.zaapexgen.co.za |
| CIPC registration number | 0 / 4 | No CIPC number. Source: apexgen.co.za |
| Physical address | 0 / 4 | Only 'South Africa · Research Supply'. No address. Source: apexgen.co.zaapexgen.co.za |
| Contact channels | 1 / 2 | Channels: WhatsApp 076 275 4061 only. TikTok is social media and does not count. No email, phone line or contact form. Source: apexgen.co.zawa.me |
| Named responsible person | 0 / 2 | No named person. The only WP author is an agency-style account ('circlemedia8428'). Source: apexgen.co.zaapexgen.co.za |
Responsible marketing
13 / 15Starts at 15; deductions below. Cannot go below 0.
| Item | Points | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Weight-loss or disease claimsDeduction, up to -3 | 0 | No weight-loss or disease claim. 'BUILT FOR DRIVE. READY FOR RESULTS.' and leftover 'Transform your body. Built for muscle, strength and recovery.' are consumer-style, but they are not weight-loss or disease claims. Source: apexgen.co.zaapexgen.co.za |
| Approval or safety claimsDeduction, up to -3 | 0 | No approval or safety claim. The site says retatrutide is not approved. Source: apexgen.co.za |
| Testing claims without a documentDeduction, up to -2 | 0 | No testing or certification claims found. Source: apexgen.co.zaapexgen.co.za |
| Disguised product nameDeduction, up to -2 | -2 | The product is named 'RETA 30mg'. Retatrutide appears only in the description ('contains retatrutide'). our scoring notes list this exact case as disguised. The packaging name is 'UPRET 30'. Source: apexgen.co.zaapexgen.co.za |
| No research-use disclaimerDeduction, up to -2 | 0 | Clear disclaimer: 'For laboratory and scientific research purposes only. Not intended for human or veterinary consumption...'. Source: apexgen.co.za |
| Registered drug brand namesDeduction, up to -2 | 0 | No drug brand names used. Source: apexgen.co.za |
Price
4 / 10| Item | Points | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Prices public, mg stated in text | 4 / 4 | Both live retatrutide listings show a public price and '30mg' in the title. Source: apexgen.co.zaapexgen.co.za |
| Price per mg vs market median | 0 / 6 | RETA 30mg (WooCommerce product, SKU AG-RETA-30): R1 950 for 30 mg = R65.00 per mg. Median across rated sellers: R51.66 per mg. Source: apexgen.co.za |
Delivery, payment & policies
0 / 10| Item | Points | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery terms | 0 / 3 | No courier, cost or timeframe on the site. The FAQ says these 'are shown during checkout once shipping has been configured'. a price-comparison site's R99 is not on the site. Source: apexgen.co.zaapexgen.co.za |
| Cold-chain packaging | 0 / 2 | No cold-chain or temperature-controlled packaging statement. The 2-6°C storage line appears only on the box image. Source: apexgen.co.za |
| Returns for wrong or damaged goods | 0 / 2 | The FAQ says damaged or incorrect parcels 'will be reviewed under the published Refund and Returns Policy', but no such policy exists (all probed URLs 404, and it is not in the WP pages list). No remedy is stated. |
| Card payment through a gateway | 0 / 3 | Not verified. No gateway plugin in the page code or public API, and no payment method stated on the site. 'Bank Transfer' comes only from a price-comparison site. Source: apexgen.co.zaapexgen.co.za |
How firm is this place?
With equal weights for all six criteria, Apex Genetics would be place 16. With our draft weights (quality 30, reviews 20), place 15. How we rate.
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