The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is moving toward allowing compounding pharmacies to produce more than a dozen injectable peptides that were banned because of potentially significant safety risks, the New York BPC 157: Experimental Peptide Creates Risk for Athletes FDA to weigh easing limits on unproven peptides BPC 157, a peptide naturally made in the stomach and known for its super healing properties is banned by the following organizations: U.S. Department of Defense (military) International Olympics Committee International Paraolympics Committee