This is not equivalent to the FDA granting approval as a therapeutic drug, and it carries no standing under UK or EU medicines law
[DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] Filos KS, Panteli ES, Fligou F, Papamichail C, Papapostolou I, Zervoudakis G, Georgiou C
This remains an actively moving area, however: on February 27, 2026, the HHS Secretary publicly announced an intent to move roughly 14 of the 19 Category 2-listed peptides, reportedly including ipamorelin and CJC-1295, back toward Category 1 status, and multiple industry and legal-news outlets reported further FDA action in the following months easing Category 2-related restrictions on this group of peptides
As compared to food security measures which assess regular access to sufficient food (quantity or calories), nutrition security is a distinct but related concept that evaluates consistent access, availability, and affordability of foods and beverages that promote wellbeing and prevent and, if needed, treat disease [245]