Prumix daily Dated on 2024-09-06

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Recently, the Natural Products Association (NPA) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), asking the FDA to stop illegally retroactively applying the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN). NMN is a form of vitamin B3. As a precursor to NAD+, it has functions such as supporting energy metabolism, DNA repair, and liver detoxification. It has also been proven to be a safe and effective direct NAD+ precursor. NMN was recognized by the FDA as a legal dietary supplement ingredient in May 2022. However, in October of the same year, the FDA pointed out in its reply to the new dietary ingredient (NDI) notification submitted by Inner Mongolia Jindawei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. that NMN violated the definition of dietary supplements in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, did not fall within the definition of dietary supplements, and could not be sold as a dietary supplement. As the oldest and most powerful natural product industry trade association in the industry, NPA successfully won the lawsuit in 2022, allowing NAC to continue to be sold as a dietary supplement. This lawsuit will also help NMN restore its dietary supplement status in the United States.