FDA warning letter: Gram Peptides
What the FDA told Gram Peptides in March 2026 about tirzepatide — and whether it has been resolved.
“The FDA has observed that your website offers “Retatrutide” (also referred to by your firm as “GLP-1-R peptide”) and “Tirzepatide” (also referred to by your firm as “GLP-2 peptide”) and “Bacteriostatic Water for Injection” (hereinafter Gram Peptides products) for sale in the United States.”
What an FDA warning letter is
It is a letter. The FDA writes to a company to say which of its practices the agency believes break the law, and asks it to fix them. That is the whole mechanism: a written notice, published so anyone can read it.
It is the FDA’s position, not a court’s finding. The company can reply, and can disagree. The agency states in these letters that failing to address the problems may lead to further action such as seizure or an injunction — which tells you the letter itself is not yet either of those things.
A warning letter does not recall a product, suspend a licence or close a business. It does not mean that medicine already dispensed was unsafe. When the FDA is satisfied the problems are fixed, it publishes a closeout letter.
What it does tell you is that a regulator looked at this company and wanted something changed. The useful question is what — and the quoted passage above answers it more precisely than any summary can.
What the letter says
| Field | What the letter states | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient | Gram Peptides | FDA warning letter |
| Issued | Mar 31, 2026 | FDA warning letter |
| Issuing office | Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) | FDA warning letter |
| FDA reference | MARCS-CMS 721806 | FDA warning letter |
| Location | Rancho Santa Fe, CA, United States | FDA warning letter |
| Subject | Unapproved New Drugs Sold Over the Internet | FDA warning letter |
| What it concerns | Selling a drug the FDA has not approved | Read from the subject line |
| Medication named | Tirzepatide | Letter text |
| Status | Open — no closeout letter published | FDA warning letter list |
The FDA sent 3 other letters that day
These letters go out in waves rather than one at a time, so the rest of the wave is the context this one sits in.
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