FDA Wants More Info on NAC

Two groups have filed citizen petitions against the FDA to stop them from making this nutrient a prescription drug. Now the FDA wants more information on the 58-year-old supplement.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the Natural Products Association (NPA) have filed separate citizen petitions with the FDA requesting that the agency reverse their position on NAC; the agency is now asking for more information on the 58-year-old supplement

• According to some legal experts, the actions taken by the FDA are n…