On July 26, 2023, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare issued Proposal No. 495230101 to amend the specification standard for food and food additives. The main contents are:

1. Revised and formulated the maximum residue limits of a variety of veterinary drugs such as the new fungicide inpyfluxam in some foods, as shown in the following table;

2. The food additive L-cysteine shall not be used in foods other than bread and natural fruit juices, but shall not be subject to the scope of application when used as a flavoring substance;

3. Exempting zinc oxide from the establishment of maximum residue limits in food.

The proposal is subject to a comment period ending August 24, 2023.