Proposed Amendments to the Standards and Specifications for Foods (Advance Notice No. 2025-522, 23 December 2025)

The proposed amendment seeks to: 1. Revise specifications for foodborne pathogens in Meal-type Dietary Management Foods;2. Revise food type names for Sugar-fed Honeycomb Honey and Sugar-fed Honey;3. Revise the lists of food ingredients in [Annex 1], [Annex 2] and [Annex 3];4. Establish and revise maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pesticides in food (124 pesticides including Dimesulfazet);5. Revise the maximum residue limit (MRL) for veterinary drugs in food (Phenylbutazone);6. Establish and revise general test methods.