# FDA scientists opposed Trump administration plan to ease access to peptides

https://mins.news/en/item/119811

- CNN, 2026-10-28 21:00 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/28/health/fda-peptide-access?Date=20261028&Profile=CNN

> Most FDA scientific staff opposed a Trump administration plan to make unproven peptide drugs more accessible in the United States. The drugs are favored by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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