In Brief: L-cysteine toxicity
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
L-cysteine toxicity: Tyson and Associates submits June 14 letter to FDA in support of a generally recognized as safe (GRAS) petition filed by Skymart Enterprises for L-cysteine. After conducting a literature review, Tyson concluded that "L-cysteine should essentially be taken under a doctor's supervision for children under 12 years old, and that it should not be removed from the marketplace. However, providing a better professional nutritional safe dose is recommended." Tyson previously conducted a literature search to support the safety of amino acids ("The Tan Sheet" Aug. 30, 1993, p. 16)...