Reposted by Catie McLeodLenore Taylor @lenoret.bsky.social · 15/09/2025www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Exclusive story from @catiemcleod.bsky.socialtheguardian.comScam weight-loss drops marketed to Australians contain ‘basically salty water’, analysis findsExclusive: Scientists from UNSW school of chemistry analyse sample of treatment, bought online and purported to mimic effects of Ozempic, and find nothing more than saline solution 267
Catie McLeod @catiemcleod.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Hi Michelle, I'm the consumer affairs reporter at the Guardian. I'm hoping to get in touch with you. Could you please follow me back so I can send you a DM? Thanks so much @labmuffin.com 020
Reposted by Catie McLeodDominic Meagher @dom-ma.bsky.social · 22/12/2024Good on @catiemcleod.bsky.social & Jonathan Barrett for chasing this crazy claim down. There are over 300 global super market chains that could operate in Australia if they wanted, but the ACCC would have to become a real pro-competition agency first. www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.comWoolworths says it has more than 40 competitors in Australia – we went looking for themThe supermarket giant cites specialist providers, convenience stores and online retailers among its rivals, but many seem well out of its league 021