Exact claim · Version 1 · Reviewed 2026-07-23
“A UNII number means MOTS-c is FDA-approved.”
A verdict on this wording and scope, not a universal grade for MOTS-c.
01 · Verdict
Misleading
FDA's substance registry explicitly states that UNII availability does not imply regulatory review or approval.
- Evidence basis
- Regulatory or product record
- Scope
- Substance identification versus drug-product approval.
- Category
- Approval and status
02 · Primary record
Check the attached evidence
- Editorial review
- Internal editorial review recorded
- Responsible editor
- Anthony Treviso · Founder and responsible editor
- Clinical-review boundary
- Not independently medically reviewed.