Amazon Reportedly Had Dozens Of Listings For Doping Drugs, But Told Reporters They Were Allowed For 'research' Despite Being Sho

Amazon has come under fire for unsafe, illegal, and defective products being sold in its online marketplace. Simon Hausberger/Getty Images; David Ryder/Getty Images Despite a ban on injectable drugs, Amazon had dozens of listings for performance-enhancing peptides on its site, The Markup reported Thursday. According to the investigation, sellers were able to bypass Amazon's ban and list the non-FDA approved drugs, which are commonly used for doping. Amazon had previously told The Markup that it would crack down on peptide listings, and responded to its most recent report by saying the drugs are allowed for "research" purposes under its policies, despite being presented with evidence of human use. Amazon has increasingly come under fire for unsafe, illegal, and defective products being sold in its online marketplace. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. Amazon has a policy prohibiting sellers in its online marketplace from hawking injectable drugs.But according to a report Thursday from investigative outlet The Markup, dozens of listings for doping drugs are still slipping through the cracks.The Markup discovered 66 listings for peptides that aren't approved by the FDA, have been banned by the World-Anti Doping Agency, are illegal in some states, and violate Amazon's ban.Amazon did not respond to a request for comment on this story.This isn't the first time the outlet has alerted Amazon to the issue of peptide listings on its site.