How FDA scientists opposed the Trump administration’s push for easier access to peptides

Food and Drug Administration officials warned that the agency’s scientific staffers had major safety concerns and wouldn’t support a regulation deeming them safe.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a campaign rally on Friday, October 23, 2026, at Alico Arena on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida. [Photo: Chris O’Meara/AP Photo]

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