Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (Anvisa)
Is GHK-Cu (copper peptide) legal in Brazil?
Not approvedInjectable GHK-Cu is unregistered in Brazil and has been among goods seized by Anvisa
Not approved as a medicine here.
GHK-Cu is named in Anvisa's alert of 2026-07-02. On 2026-07-02 Anvisa said it is not registered as a medicine, supplement or cosmetic, that no supplement in Brazil may be injectable, and that injectable products of this kind cannot be sold for health or aesthetic use. Anvisa adds that if a cosmetic is offered as an injection it is an irregular cosmetic. In September 2026, 198 units of GHK-Cu were among the goods seized at Rio's Galeão airport. The alert concerns injectable products and does not address topical cosmetics.
Last verified 2026-09-29 · how we verify
GHK-Cu (copper peptide) elsewhere
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- 01Checamos: peptídeos que prometem milagres NÃO estão registrados na AnvisaAgência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (Anvisa) · 2026-07-02 · accessed 2026-09-29
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