my suggestion at this point is if you already have the product then use it... you seem pretty bound and determined to use it.. LOL .. . if you have to buy it.. and you trust the source.. then ... trust your source... but there's alot of stress on this product line to get answers... is it because the cost seems worth it, or is it because the shipping is domestic... these are all thing you DO NOT NEED TO ANSWER, just think about in your decision process... it boils down too, do you know your source.. and if you don't, then like you already said... try and either get product, bunked, or beat... if it seems worth it... that's the price we all pay on a new 'buy' ... just remember... if it seems to good to be true, most times.. it is... so watch yourself... i can't help you either way, haven't had thier products or any products in a while.... but like someone else said... heard of EF not EF Pharm.