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FDA warning letter: Harbin Jixianglong Biotech Co., Ltd.

What the FDA told Harbin Jixianglong Biotech Co., Ltd. in May 2026 about semaglutide and tirzepatide — and whether it has been resolved.

By Sam Reed · Founder and data lead
What this letter is about
How the medicine was made

The FDA inspected the facility that made the drug and found the process fell short of the standards it sets. Of the three kinds of letter here, this is the one that concerns the product itself rather than how it was described or sold.

In addition, we reviewed your firm’s drug listing submissions in FDA’s electronic Drug Registration and Listing System (eDRLS) and found that you failed to provide drug listing information for your relabeled semaglutide as required under section 510(j) of the FD&C Act, 21 U.S.C. 360(j), and 21 CFR Part 207.
FDA warning letter to Harbin Jixianglong Biotech Co., Ltd., MARCS-CMS 723330. Read it on fda.gov
Context

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.

The record

What the letter says

FieldWhat the letter statesSource
RecipientHarbin Jixianglong Biotech Co., Ltd.FDA warning letter
IssuedMay 1, 2026FDA warning letter
Issuing officeCenter for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)FDA warning letter
FDA referenceMARCS-CMS 723330FDA warning letter
LocationHarbin Shi, Heilongjiang Sheng, ChinaFDA warning letter
SubjectCGMP/API/Adulterated and Misbranded DrugsFDA warning letter
What it concernsHow the medicine was madeRead from the subject line
Medication namedSemaglutide and TirzepatideLetter text
StatusOpen — no closeout letter publishedFDA warning letter list
Data sources · cited with retrieval dates

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