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Health & Fitness ZA review
A general fitness shop selling many retatrutide pens and vials with no research-use disclaimer, a full human dosing protocol and a product named "Mounjaro".
Score by criterion
0 / 35Lab-verified quality
0 / 15Independent reviews
1 / 15Business transparency
3 / 15Responsible marketing
8 / 10Price
6 / 10Delivery, payment & policies
Share of criterion points: 0 <25% 25–49% 50–74% 75%+
Key findings
- No research-use disclaimer. Fifteen retatrutide-named pens and vials from eight brands, with no lab reports.
- The HD Retatrutide 64 mg page gives a human dosing protocol up to 15–20 mg a week.
- A product named "Mounjaro" is listed, and product text calls retatrutide "generally well-tolerated".
- Card payment through PayFast. R160 delivery; no courier or timeframe named.
- No legal entity, address or VAT number, although prices are stated as including VAT.
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 any page or in any product description (all 152 catalogue records checked). |
| Report can be verified with the lab | 0 / 8 | No COA, so nothing to verify. Source: healthandfitnessza.co.za |
| Report tied to current stock | 0 / 6 | No batch numbers. Source: healthandfitnessza.co.za |
| Report is recent | 0 / 4 | No dated test. Source: healthandfitnessza.co.za |
| Purity and measured content | 0 / 4 | No test result. Source: healthandfitnessza.co.za |
| Independent buyer-submitted test | 0 / 3 | Neither the seller nor any resold brand (Bodypharm, UPA, HD, V-Med, Noventra, Keifei, iPharma, Dex Pharma) is in Finnrick's public vendor index. 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 review feature and no structured data, so no manipulation found. Source: healthandfitnessza.co.za |
Business transparency
1 / 15| Item | Points | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Legal entity name | 0 / 3 | Footer shows only '© Health & Fitness ZA'. No (Pty) Ltd or other entity. |
| CIPC registration number | 0 / 4 | No CIPC number, and no VAT number despite 'include 15% VAT' pricing. Source: healthandfitnessza.co.za |
| Physical address | 0 / 4 | No address. Only 'We ship within South Africa only'. |
| Contact channels | 1 / 2 | Channels: email only (hello@ and privacy@healthandfitnessza.co.za count as one channel). No phone, WhatsApp or contact form. |
| Named responsible person | 0 / 2 | No named person. Source: healthandfitnessza.co.za |
Responsible marketing
3 / 15Starts at 15; deductions below. Cannot go below 0.
| Item | Points | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Weight-loss or disease claimsDeduction, up to -3 | -3 | 'one of the most powerful tools for fat loss'; 'lose weight, reverse insulin resistance'; 'long-term weight management'; listing named 'Weightloss Pen - 30mg Reta Pen'. |
| Approval or safety claimsDeduction, up to -3 | -3 | Safety claim on HD Retatrutide 64mg: 'generally well-tolerated'. Source: healthandfitnessza.co.za |
| Testing claims without a documentDeduction, up to -2 | 0 | No testing or certification claims found. Source: healthandfitnessza.co.za |
| Disguised product nameDeduction, up to -2 | -2 | Most listings use 'Reta' only, and some use variant names: 'Retrexa', 'Retlira (Reta)', 'Retaturide'. Most have no description naming retatrutide. |
| No research-use disclaimerDeduction, up to -2 | -2 | No research-use-only statement on the retatrutide pages, homepage, terms, returns or privacy page. Positioned as 'Fitness and wellness gear built for South African athletes'. |
| Registered drug brand namesDeduction, up to -2 | -2 | Listing named 'HD - Tirzepatide Vial - Mounjaro 60mg' (homepage and product page). A grey-market vial is not the registered drug. Source: healthandfitnessza.co.za |
Price
8 / 10| Item | Points | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Prices public, mg stated in text | 4 / 4 | All 15 retatrutide-named listings show a public VAT-inclusive price and mg in the product name. |
| Price per mg vs market median | 4 / 6 | UPA- Retatrutide Vial - Upret 60mg: R2 600 for 60 mg = R43.33 per mg. Median across rated sellers: R51.66 per mg. Source: healthandfitnessza.co.za |
Delivery, payment & policies
6 / 10| Item | Points | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery terms | 1 / 3 | Cost only: 'A flat shipping fee of R160 applies to every order'. No courier named (privacy says only 'courier partners'). No timeframe ('Delivery times are estimates and may vary'). |
| Cold-chain packaging | 0 / 2 | No cold-chain statement. Source: healthandfitnessza.co.za |
| Returns for wrong or damaged goods | 2 / 2 | 'All sales are final', but the policy says items 'damaged in transit or materially different from what you ordered' reported to hello@ 'within 48 hours of delivery' will be resolved ('we'll resolve it directly with you'). Checked in the site's public code 2026-09-25T13:15Z. Source: healthandfitnessza.co.za |
| Card payment through a gateway | 3 / 3 | PayFast is named in the privacy policy and in the checkout code ('Pay with PayFast'). |
How firm is this place?
With equal weights for all six criteria, Health & Fitness ZA would be place 13. With our draft weights (quality 30, reviews 20), place 17. How we rate.
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