N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine

NPA withdraws FDA lawsuit following final NAC guidance, marketplace stabilization

02-Nov-2022 By Stephen Daniells

The Natural Products Association has dismissed its case against the US Food & Drug Administration following the Agency’s issuance of a final guidance for N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC).

NAC supplements back on Amazon

25-Aug-2022 By Stephen Daniells

After a hiatus of over a year, Amazon is again selling NAC-containing dietary supplement products. The development was described as exciting by one industry trade association.

NAC: New FDA guidance confirms Agency exploring potential of rulemaking

01-Aug-2022 By Stephen Daniells

The FDA appears to be moving ahead with a proposed rule to allow NAC (N-acetyl cysteine) as a dietary ingredient for use in supplements, according to a newly published guidance.

FDA signals it won’t go after NAC, but legal issues remain unresolved

01-Apr-2022 By Hank Schultz

According to an FDA communique issued yesterday marketers of NAC products mostly likely can continue to business as they have without receiving warning letters or having products seized. But observers say the legal issues raised by the affair are far...

CRN’s Mister on NAC: ‘This isn’t a one ingredient issue’

14-Mar-2022 By Stephen Daniells

As the uncertainty around the regulatory status of NAC (N-acetyl cysteine) continues, it is important the industry doesn’t lose this for the precedent it sets for other potential ingredients, said CRN’s Steve Mister.

NutraIngredients-USA’s Top 10 most read articles of 2021

23-Dec-2021 By Stephen Daniells

As the year draws to a close, we thought it would be worthwhile to review the most read articles, with NAC, FDA kratom seizures, vitamin D benefits, and Elysium Health making the top 10.

NPA sues FDA over NAC: ‘We’ve been left with no choice,’ says Fabricant

07-Dec-2021 By Stephen Daniells

The Natural Products Association (NPA) has filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Maryland requesting the Food and Drug Administration cease its “unlawful retroactive application of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act” against N-acetyl-L-cysteine...

‘FDA kicked the can’: NPA & CRN slam Agency’s ‘tentative’ responses to NAC Citizen Petitions

24-Nov-2021 By Stephen Daniells

The Council for Responsible Nutrition and the Natural Products Association have slammed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for delaying a decision on the regulatory status of NAC (N-acetyl-L-cysteine) in dietary supplements, as the Agency issues ‘tentative...

CRN on mandatory product listing: ‘We’re making some real progress on the negotiations’

02-Nov-2021 By Stephen Daniells

Draft bills circulating around Congress to codify mandatory product listings for dietary supplements are progressing, and could be introduced soon, says Steve Mister, president and CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN).

CRN: ‘This is not the final word on NAC’

11-May-2021 By Stephen Daniells

While Amazon moves ahead with removing NAC-containing dietary supplements from its website, the FDA’s Office of Dietary Supplement Programs (ODSP) acknowledges that it is still reviewing the information around the ingredient.