That's wild. Even the article author seems to have a tongue in their cheek when issuing this "warning" that is definitely not a hint. Is it safer than it sounds?
If you’re very paranoid, you can get it third party tested again and it will still be way cheaper than buying from a compounding pharmacy.
You can do group buys with your friends to get a single batch made, then send in a few random samples to a lab for HLPC and sterility testing. This adds a few bucks per month to the total cost depending on the size of your buys. The ancillaries are all US medical grade from various sources and not material to the discussion.
There are no other sources for the raw compounds so it’s all coming from the same place and handful of Chinese finishers if it’s not not direct from Novo or LLY.
If you give yourself an infection with a subq shot you almost have to be trying. The rest is basic math.
There are certainly additional risks involved - but they are not the obvious ones you think of in the first 10 seconds.