Food products

Proposed Amendments to the Standards and Specifications for Foods

The proposed amendments seek to:

•  Establish the general testing method for four pesticides (Picarbutrazox, Benzovindiflupyr, Methoxyfenozide and Sulfoxaflor);

•  Establish and revise the maximum residue limits for 74 pesticides in agricultural products;

•  Revise the maximum residue limit for dithiocarbamates in ginseng; and

•  Establish and revise the maximum residue limits for two pesticides (Methoxyfenozide and Sulfoxaflor) in livestock products.