87-001611
The Citrus Hill Manufacturing Company vs.
Department Of Citrus
Status: Closed
Recommended Order on Wednesday, December 9, 1987.
Recommended Order on Wednesday, December 9, 1987.
1STATE OF FLORIDA
4DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
8THE CITRUS HILL MANUFACTURING )
13COMPANY, an Ohio Corporation , )
18)
19Petitioner , )
21)
22vs. ) CASE NO. 87-1611
27)
28STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT )
33OF CITRUS , )
36)
37Respondent. )
39________________________________)
40RECOMMENDED ORDER
42Pursuant to notice, an administrative hearing was held before Diane D.
53Tremor, Hearing Officer with the Division of Administrative Hearings, on
63September 24, 1987, in Lakeland, Florida. The issue for determination in this
75proceeding is whether the Department of Citrus may require the petitioner to
87eliminate the word "juice" from its labels for diluted citrus products produced,
99manufactured, packaged and distributed in Florida.
105APPEARANCES
106For Petitioner : Peter J. Winders and
113James J. Kennedy, III
117Carlton, Fields, Ward,
120Emmanuel, Smith, Cutler & Kent, P.A.
126One Harbor Place
129Post Office Box 3239
133Tampa, Florida 33691
136and
137Karl S. Steinmanis, Esquire
141One Proctor and Gamble Plaza
146Cincinnati, Ohio 45292-3315
149For Respondent : J. Hardin Peterson, Jr., Esquire
157Peterson, Myers, Craig, Crews,
161Brandon & Mann, P.A.
165Post Office Drawer BS
169Lakeland, Florida 33802
172and
173Kristen C. Chadwell, Esquire
177General Counsel
179Department of Citrus
182Post Office Box 148
186Lakeland, Florida 33802-0148
189INTRODUCTION
190Pursuant to Section 120.57(1), Florida Statutes, petitioner, the Citrus
199Hill Manufacturing Company, sought a hearing on the issue of whether the
211Department of Citrus may compel it to change the labels on its diluted citrus
225fruit products by removing the word "juice" from the labels. This proceeding
237was consolidated for hearing purposes with Division of Administrative Hearing's
247Case No. 87-3078R, bearing the same caption, which challenged the validity of
259Rule 20-66.001(4), Florida Administrative Code. The latter proceeding is the
269subject of a separate Final Order entered on this same date.
280In support of its position that the Department may not lawfully ban the
293word "juice" from appearing on the labels of diluted citrus fruit beverages,
305petitioner presented the testimony of Charles Anthony Parsons, the manager of
316purchases for Citrus Hill Manufacturing Company (Citrus Hill); Richard J.
326Coomes , the regulatory affairs manager for the beverage products division of
337Proctor and Gamble; and Joseph Ottaviani , a vice-president and regional manager
348with Burke Marketing Research. Petitioners' Exhibits 1, 2, 6 and 7 were
360received into evidence.
363The respondent, Department of Citrus, presented the testimony of Douglas
373Hoffer, the former marketing director with the Department of Citrus, and Dr.
385Poonam Mittal, a market research coordinator with the Department of Citrus. The
397respondent's Exhibits A through D were received into evidence.
406Official notice was taken of the documents listed in Hearing Officer's
417Exhibit 1. Subsequent to the hearing, both parties submitted proposed orders.
428To the extent that the parties' proposed findings of fact are not included in
442this Recommended Order, they are rejected for the reasons set forth in the
455Appendix hereto.
457FINDINGS OF FACT
460Upon consideration of the oral and documentary evidence adduced at the
471hearing, the following relevant facts are found:
4781. Citrus Hill Manufacturing Company (Citrus Hill) is a wholly owned
489subsidiary of Proctor and Gamble. Citrus Hill is in the business of producing,
502manufacturing, packaging and distributing citrus products throughout the United
511States. It's main product has been "Select" orange juice which is 100 percent
524orange juice. Its principle manufacturing facility is located in Frostproof,
534Florida. While Citrus Hill has four other manufacturing sites outside the State
546of Florida, its Florida plant is the only facility for manufacturing frozen
558products. While it can produce chilled products at its plants located outside
570Florida, Citrus Hill's Florida plant is necessary to supply the demand for its
583chilled products on a national basis.
5892. In an effort to expand its market, Citrus Hill developed three products
602which it produces and packs at its plant in Frostproof, Florida. These products
615are and have been labeled as follows:
622(a) " Lite Citrus Hill Orange Juice Beverage
629- 60 percent Orange Juice,"
634(b) " Lite Citrus Hill Grapefruit Juice Beverage
641- 45 percent Grapefruit Juice," and
647(c) "Plus Calcium Citrus Hill, Calcium Fortified
654Grapefruit Juice Beverage - 60 percent Grapefruit
661Juice." The " lite" beverages are reduced calorie
668diluted juice beverages with the addition of
675Nutrasweet . The third product is a diluted
683grapefruit juice beverage fortified with calcium.
6893. By a letter dated March 19, 1987, the Department of Citrus ordered
702Citrus Hill to change its diluted citrus products labels and informed Citrus
714Hill that the Department would enforce Rule 20-66.001(4), Florida Administrative
724Code. That rule provides
"728Labels for diluted citrus products
733shall not include the word "juice" in
740the name of the product."
745By a Final Order entered this same date, that Rule was declared to be an invalid
761exercise of delegated legislative authority.
7664. As noted above, Citrus Hill markets and sells its product line
778throughout the United States. It desires to utilize the names of its diluted
791juice products as indicated in paragraph two above for three reasons. First,
803Citrus Hill believes that its labeling is in compliance with federal law.
815Second, it believes that a product name which includes the word "juice" more
828fully informs the consumer of the nature of the product because it is more
842exact, descriptive and less ambiguous than any name not using the word "juice,"
855such as "drink," " ade," or "beverage." Third, Citrus Hill fears that if it were
869unable to disclose through its product name that the product is primarily a
882juice product, it would be placed at a competitive disadvantage in the national
895marketplace where non-Florida producers of similar products would not be bound
906by the challenged Rule's ban on the use of the word "juice" in the name of
922diluted juice products. While Citrus Hill could move its packaging facilities
933outside the state and utilize two product labels (one for Florida shipment and
946one for the non-Florida market), this alternative would be extremely expensive
957and would constitute a "distribution nightmare." Many distributors and large
967retail grocery stores work in multi-state regions and may not be willing to
980segregate and keep track of petitioner's different product labels for shipment
991in Florida and in non-Florida states.
9975. No other state in the United States prohibits the word "juice" in the
1011labeling of diluted citrus juice products.
10176. In the late 1960's and early 1970's, the subject of proper labeling of
1031diluted fruit juice beverages was under discussion by both the Florida
1042Department of Citrus and the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under
1054the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. The FDA ultimately rejected the proposal of
1067prohibiting the word "juice" from the name of any product that was not 100
1081percent pure juice, and also rejected the approach of defining different
1092products through "standards of identity." This latter method of labeling
1102products would have defined a product as "fades" only if containing more than 10
1116percent, but less than 20 percent, juice, and various other category names based
1129upon the percentage of fruit juice contained in the product. The prohibition
1141against the word "juice" and the "standards of identity" proposals for the
1153labeling of diluted juice products were rejected by the FDA in favor of a common
1168or usual name approach, with a percent declaration of any characterizing
1179ingredient.
11807. The pertinent federal regulations addressing the labeling of food
1190products are contained in 21 C.F.R. Chapter 1. The more general regulation
1202appears in 21 C.F.R. 102.5(a) and (b), and states, in pertinent part, as
1215follows:
"1216Section 102.5 General Principles.
1220(a ) The common or usual name of a
1229food ... shall accurately identify
1234or describe, in as simple and
1240direct terms as possible, the basic
1246nature of the food or its
1252characterizing properties or
1255ingredients. The name shall be
1260uniform among all identical or
1265similar products and may not be
1271confusingly similar to the name of
1277any other food that is not reasonably
1284encompassed within the same name.
1289Each class or subclass of food shall
1296be given its own common or usual name
1304that states, in clear terms, what it
1311is in a way that distinguishes it
1318from different foods.
1321(b ) The common or usual name of a
1330food shall include the percentage(s)
1335of any characterizing ingredient(s)
1339or component(s) when the .
1344component(s) ... has a material
1349bearing on ... consumer acceptance
1354or when the labeling ... may
1360otherwise create an erroneous
1364impression that such ...
1368component(s) is present in an amount
1374greater than is actually the case.
1380The following requirements shall
1384apply unless modified by a specific
1390regulation in Subpart B of this part.
1397(1 ) The percentage of a
1403characterizing ingredient or
1406component shall be declared on the
1412basis of its quantity in the finished
1419product...
1420(2 ) The percentage of a
1426characterizing ingredient or
1429component shall be declared by the
1435words "containing (or contains)
1439percent (or %) ---" ... with the
1446first blank filled in with the
1452percentage expressed as a whole
1457number not greater than the actual
1463percentage of the ingredient or
1468component named and the second blank
1474filled in with the common or usual
1481name of the ingredient or component."
14878. The FDA has also promulgated regulations dealing with the labeling of
1499specific nonstandardized foods, including diluted orange juice beverages and
1508diluted fruit or vegetable juice beverages other than diluted orange juice
1519beverages. With respect to diluted orange juice beverages, 21 C.F.R. Section
1530102.32 provides as follows:
"1534102.32. Diluted Orange Juice Beverages.
1539(a ) The common or usual name of a non-
1549carbonated beverage containing less than
1554100 percent and more than 0 percent
1561orange juice shall be as follows:
1567(1 ) A descriptive name for the product
1575meeting the requirements of Section
1580102.5(a)(e.g., diluted orange juice
1584beverage or another descriptive phrase),
1589and
1590(2 ) A statement of the percent of each
1599juice contained in the beverage in the
1606manner set forth in Section 102.5(b)(2).
1612The percent of the juice shall be declared
1620in 5 percent increments, expressed as a
1627multiple of five not greater than the
1634actual percentage of orange juice in the
1641product, except that the percent of
1647orange juice in products containing more
1653than 0 percent but less than 5-percent
1660orange juice shall be declared in the
1667statement as "less than 5" percent."
1673Diluted fruit or vegetable juice beverages other than diluted orange juice
1684beverages are the subject of 21 C.F.R. Section 102.33, 1/ which provides as
1697follows:
"1698102.33 Diluted fruit or vegetable juice
1704beverages other than diluted orange juice
1710beverages.
1711(a ) The common or usual name of a non-
1721carbonated beverage containing less than
1726100 percent and more than zero percent
1733fruit or vegetable juice(s), other than
1739only orange juice, shall be as follows:
1746(1 ) A descriptive name meeting the
1753requirements of Section 102.5(a)(e.g.,
" 1757diluted grape juice beverage", "grape
1762juice drink", or another descriptive
1767phrase) and
1769(2 ) A statement of the percent of each
1778juice contained in the beverage in the
1785manner set forth in Section 102.5(b)(2).
1791The percent of the juice shall be
1798declared in five percent increments,
1803expressed as a multiple of five not
1810greater than the actual percentage of
1816juice in the beverage except that the
1823percentage of any juice in beverages
1829containing more than zero percent but
1835less than 5 percent of that juice shall
1843be declared in the statement as "less
1850than 5 percent."
18539. The Department of Citrus has conducted two consumer surveys for the
1865purpose of determining whether the word "juice" in a product name of a diluted
1879citrus juice product is confusing or misleading. The Drossler study was
1890conducted in 1972, and concluded that consumers are confused by the word
"1902juice." However, that conclusion appears to be founded on the premise that the
1915only proper use of the word "juice" is in the technical sense of "100 percent
1930pure juice." In other words, what was measured in the survey was the consumer's
1944failure to use the word "juice" in a limited sense to mean "100 percent pure
1959juice." The surveyed consumer was asked to look at several products, and then
1972state "what kind of product is this?" The products viewed consisted of several
1985different dairy products and a citrus beverage. If the consumer used the word
"1998juice" to describe the kind of product pointed to, he was treated as being
2012confused if the product was less than 100 percent juice. No follow-up questions
2025were asked concerning the consumer's understanding of the content of the
2036product. The Chelsea study was conducted at the request of the Department of
2049Citrus in 1987. It, too, concludes that there would be less consumer confusion
2062if the word "juice" were eliminated from products comprised of less than 100
2075percent pure citrus juice. However, there was evidence that this study
2086attempted to address too many issues, including consumer preferences, and that
"2097question contamination" could well have occurred. This refers to the
2107intentional or unintentional biasing of the interviewees by the ordering or
2118phraseology of the questions asked. Both the Burke study and the Chelsea study
2131indicate that consumers are not confused by a beverage label using the word
2144juice in the product name when it is accompanied by the declaration of the
2158percentage of juice contained in the product.
216510. The Burke study was conducted on behalf of the petitioner in 1987.
2178After conducting interviews of 1200 people from all age groups in six different
2191cities throughout the United States, it concluded that there was no significant
2203difference in consumer confusion between the use of the word "juice" and
"2215beverage" in the product name when the percentage of citrus juice content is
2228indicated on the label. In other words, whether the label identified the
2240product as a "juice beverage" or a "beverage," the respondents were able to
2253determine the amount of actual juice contained in the product.
2263CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
226611. As a producer, manufacturer, packager and distributor of citrus
2276products and diluted citrus beverages in Florida and throughout the United
2287States, the Citrus Hill Manufacturing Company's substantial interests are at
2297stake when the Department of Citrus issues a directive or order governing the
2310label contents of its products. Petitioner thus has standing, pursuant to
2321Section 120.57, Florida Statutes, to seek an administrative hearing challenging
2331the validity of the Department's action of attempting to prohibit the word
"2343juice" from appearing on the label of any diluted citrus product manufactured
2355or labeled by the petitioner in Florida.
236212. Petitioner challenges the Order of the Department to change its labels
2374on the same grounds as it challenged the validity of Rule 20-66.001(4), Florida
2387Administrative Code. Just as an administrative agency may not adopt rules which
2399exceed or are in conflict with its delegated legislative authority, neither may
2411it enter orders or directives which exceed or are in conflict with its statutory
2425authority. Petitioner contends that the Department's action of prohibiting the
2435word "juice" in labels for diluted citrus beverage products is unlawful because
2447it conflicts with the respondent's statutory grant of authority, it is not an
2460appropriate regulatory measure to achieve the statutory goals and it bears no
2472rational relationship to the purposes and goals of the Florida Citrus Code.
248413. The respondent Department of Citrus urges that the challenged action
2495is reasonable, rational and is within its statutory authority. It is further
2507urged that the federal rules are neither mandatory, preemptive or repugnant to
2519Florida's position regarding the labeling of diluted citrus products.
252814. For the same reasons that Rule 20-66.001(4) constitutes an invalid
2539exercise of delegated legislative authority, the Department's order or directive
2549to the petitioner to change its labels in accordance with that rule is unlawful
2563and invalid.
256515. The legislature recognized that the citrus crop is the major
2576agricultural enterprise in Florida and enacted the Florida Citrus Code to
2587protect health and welfare and to stabilize and protect the citrus industry.
2599Section 601.02(1), Florida Statutes. Other purposes for the enactment of the
2610Citrus Code include the protection and enhancement of the quality and reputation
2622of Florida citrus fruit in domestic and foreign markets, the stabilization of
2634the citrus industry, the protection of the public against fraud, deception and
2646financial loss through unscrupulous practices and haphazard methods of
2655processing and marketing, and the promotion of the general welfare of the citrus
2668industry. Section 601.02(3), (5) and (6), Florida Statutes.
267616. To effectuate the purposes and intent of the Citrus Code, the
2688Legislature bestowed upon the Department of Citrus broad authority to adopt
2699rules and orders in order to exercise and perform its duties under Chapter 601.
2713See Section 601.10(1), Florida Statutes. With regard to the labeling of citrus
2725fruit products, the Department was delegated the authority to prescribe rules or
2737regulations
" 2738provided, however, that no standard,
2743regulation, rule, or order under this
2749section which is repugnant to any
2755requirement made mandatory under
2759federal law or regulations shall apply
2765to citrus fruit ... products ...
2771which are being shipped from this
2777state in interstate commerce ...
2782(Emphasis supplied)
2784Section 601.11, Florida Statutes. That same section goes on to provide that the
2797Department's regulations, rules and orders with regard to the marking of citrus
2809fruit products
" 2811shall, when not inconsistent with
2816state or federal law, have the force
2823and effect of law."
282717. It is the respondent's position in this proceeding that the federal
2839rules regarding the general labeling of foods and the specific labeling of
2851diluted fruit juice beverages are not mandatory and are thus not preemptive of
2864Florida rulemaking or directives on the same subject. Whether those portions of
2876the federal rules are or are not preemptive, thus rendering the inconsistent
2888Florida position on the subject invalid as a violation of the Supremacy Clause
2901of the United States Constitution, is not and need not be determined in this
2915proceeding. The statute enabling the respondent to act in the area of the
2928marking and labeling of citrus products prohibits action repugnant to mandatory
2939requirements of federal rules, and also prohibits orders which are inconsistent
2950with federal law. It was not necessary for the Legislature to instruct the
2963Department of Citrus that it could not act in violation of the Supremacy Clause
2977of the Constitution of the United States. The legislative intent is clear. The
2990Department was given authority to adopt rules and orders not repugnant to
3002requirements made mandatory under federal law or regulations and not
3012inconsistent with federal law. Section 601.11, Florida Statutes.
302018. There can be no doubt that both the general and the more specific
3034federal regulations regarding the labeling of food and beverage products are
3045mandatory. The federal regulations with respect to the labeling of food
3056products proclaim that the common or usual name of a food "shall" accurately
3069identify or describe the basic nature of the food and "shall" include the
3082percentage of any characterizing ingredient. 21 C.F.R. Section 102.5(a) and
3092(b). With respect to the labeling of diluted orange juice products, the federal
3105rule proclaims that the name "shall be" a descriptive name for the product
3118meeting the requirements of Section 102.5(a) and a statement of the percent of
3131each juice contained in the beverage. 21 C.F.R. Section 102.32. The labeling
3143of diluted juice beverages other than orange juice is similarly prescribed in
3155mandatory terms in 21 C.F.R. Section 102.33.
316219. The Department's action of banning the word "juice" from the labeling
3174of diluted citrus products is both repugnant to and inconsistent with the
3186federal rules. Where the general federal rule requires a common or usual name,
3199in as simple and direct terms as possible, along with the percentage declaration
3212of any characterizing ingredient ; the Department position would prohibit both
3222the common name and a percentage declaration. Likewise, the more specific
3233federal rules pertaining to diluted juice beverages require both a descriptive
3244name for the product and a statement of the percent of each "juice" contained in
3259the product. It would be impossible to comply with these federal requirements
3271without utilizing the word "juice." Thus, the Department's position is both
3282repugnant to and inconsistent with the federal regulations set forth in 21
3294C.F.R. 102.5(a) and (b), 102.32 and 102.33.
330120. An agency has no inherent authority, but has only those powers granted
3314by statute. The principles applicable to an agency's authority to adopt rules
3326are equally applicable to an agency's authority to enter orders or take other
3339forms of agency action. Administrative regulations must be consistent with the
3350statutes under which they are promulgated, and they may not add to, amend or
3364repeal the statute, Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services v. The
3375Florida Psychiatric Society, Inc., et al., 382 So.2d 1280 (Fla. 1st DCA, 1980),
3388nor can an administrative rule enlarge, modify or contravene the provisions of a
3401statute. The Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services v. McTigue, 387
3412So.2d 454 (Fla. 1st DCA, 1980). Action which is directly repugnant to and
3425inconsistent with the federal regulations on the same subject clearly
3435contravenes the legislative delegation of authority to the Department to take
3446actions regarding the marking and labeling of citrus products. As such, the
3458challenged action exceeds the Department's statutory authority, and is unlawful
3468and invalid.
347021. Even if there were no federal regulations concerning the labeling of
3482foods and diluted citrus juice products, the agency action in question does not
3495appear to be reasonably related to the purposes of the enabling legislation.
3507The purposes of the Citrus Code are to both protect and promote the citrus
3521industry and to protect consumers from fraud or other deceptive practices. The
3533petitioner in this proceeding has demonstrated that Citrus Hill, a Florida
3544producer, packager and distributor of Florida citrus products in Florida and
3555throughout the United States, would be severely disadvantaged economically and
3565competitively if it were not able to include the word "juice" or list the
3579percentage thereof, in its products containing less than 100 percent pure citrus
3591juice. The studies performed on behalf of the Department of Citrus indicated a
3604consumer preference for products containing "juice." No other state prohibits
3614the word "juice" from appearing on labels for diluted citrus fruit beverages.
3626The federal law on the subject, as discussed above, requires the word "juice" to
3640appear on the labels of diluted fruit juice beverages. By severely limiting the
3653competitive strength of national distributors operating out of Florida, the
3663challenged action does not "stabilize and protect the citrus industry of the
3675state" (Section 601.02(1)), nor does it "promote the general welfare of the
3687Florida citrus industry" (Section 601.02(6)). There was no evidence presented
3697by the Department that the availability of diluted citrus juice beverages in the
3710market place would adversely affect the sale of Florida citrus fruit.
372122. A further purpose of the Citrus Code is the protection of consumers.
3734It is difficult to imagine how the listing of a beverage by the common name of
3750the fruit juice contained therein, together with a statement of the actual
3762percentage of such fruit juice contained therein, could be more informative,
3773truthful or accurate. Certainly, a label containing such information could not
3784be considered an "unscrupulous practice" or a "haphazard method of marketing."
3795See Section 601.02(5), Florida Statutes. The Department's position on this
3805subject requires the choosing of an arbitrary word other than "juice," such as
"3818drink," " ade" or "beverage," without denoting any attributes of the product.
3829This requirement does not accurately or completely describe the product offered
3840for sale and thus does not protect the public against fraud, deception or
3853financial loss. See Section 601.02(5), Florida Statutes. Indeed, where the
3863characterizing ingredient in a product is citrus juice, it would be false and
3876misleading to label the product as a "beverage," " ade" or "drink" without any
3889designation of its citrus "juice" content. By communicating less information to
3900consumers about the product offered for sale, the prohibition against the word
"3912juice" for diluted citrus fruit products frustrates the legislative purpose of
3923protecting consumers from unscrupulous practices, and bears no rational
3932relationship to any other statutory provision of the Florida Citrus Code.
394323. Even if the Department or the State of Florida has some interest in
3957promoting products containing 100 percent pure Florida citrus juice (a fact not
3969proven at the hearing), it has no power to prohibit the manufacture or sale of
3984diluted juice products. It may not discourage the production and sale of
3996diluted products by requiring potentially misleading or non-descriptive labeling
4005or by requiring the labeling of a product in a manner which is inconsistent and
4020in conflict with federal regulations.
402524. It is interesting to note that the banning of the word "juice" from
4039diluted citrus product labels conflicts with the remaining portions of Rule 20-
405166.001. Subsection (1) of Rule 20-66.001 requires that all Florida processed
4062citrus products be labeled in compliance with established Florida standards and
4073any other applicable "Federal food labeling requirements or regulations.
4082Labeling may include any truthful and non-misleading qualifying adjectives."
4091Subsection (2) of Rule 20-66.001 provides that where no Florida standards have
4103been established, the label
" 4107shall bear a factual and descriptive
4113product name and shall include a
4119statement in immediate conjunction
4123with the product name which fully and
4130truthfully describes the product and
4135its ingredients."
4137And, subsection (3) of Rule 20-66.004 requires that labels for unsweetened
4148single strength and concentrated citrus juices prominently show that the product
4159is 100 percent juice. To single out diluted citrus products for a different
4172manner of labeling which is not descriptive of the product or its ingredients
4185conflicts with the remaining portions of the rule and finds no statutory
4197support. In addition, any alleged "confusion" on the part of consumers should
4209be cured by the regulatory requirement set forth in Rule 20-66.001(3) that
4221single strength products be labeled "100 percent."
422825. In summary, it is concluded that the Department's action of requiring
4240the petitioner to remove the word "juice" from its diluted citrus product
4252beverage labels conflicts with and exceeds the authority delegated to the
4263Department of Citrus by the legislature and bears no rational relationship to
4275the stated purposes for the enactment of the Florida Citrus Code, and is
4288therefore unlawful and invalid.
4292RECOMMENDATION
4293Based upon the findings of fact and conclusions of law recited herein, it
4306is RECOMMENDED that the Department of Citrus rescind its order or directive to
4319the petitioner to discontinue the use of the word "juice" in its labels for
4333diluted citrus juice beverages.
4337Respectfully submitted and entered this 9th day of December, 1987, in
4348Tallahassee, Florida.
4350_________________________________
4351DIANE D. TREMOR
4354Hearing Officer
4356Division of Administrative Hearings
4360The Oakland Building
43632009 Apalachee Parkway
4366Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1550
4369(904) 488-9675
4371Filed with the Clerk of the
4377Division of Administrative Hearings
4381this 9th day of December, 1987.
4387ENDNOTE
43881/ Apparently, enforcement of 21 C.F.R. Section 102.33 has been stayed by the
4401FDA, and the agency has requested comments on the rule.
4411APPENDIX TO RECOMMENDED ORDER, CASE NO. 87-1611
4418The proposed findings of fact submitted by both parties have been fully
4430considered and are included and/or incorporated herein, except as noted below:
4441Petitioner:
4442Many of the petitioner's proposed findings of fact constitute legal
4452conclusions or legal argument. As such, they have not been incorporated into
4464this Order's Findings of Fact, but have been considered or included in the
4477Conclusions of Law.
4480Respondent:
4481B. Rejected as contrary to the evidence.
4488C. Accepted with regard to the Department's intent, but rejected as to the
4501Rule's effect.
4503D. Rejected as contrary to the evidence.
4510COPIES FURNISHED:
4512Peter J. Winders and
4516James J. Kennedy, III
4520Carlton, Fields, Ward,
4523Emmanuel, Smith, Cutler & Kent, P.A.
4529One Harbor Place
4532Post Office Box 3239
4536Tampa, Florida 33601
4539Karl S. Steinmanis, Esquire
4543One Proctor and Gamble Plaza
4548Cincinnati, Ohio 45292-3315
4551J. Hardin Peterson, Jr., Esquire
4556Peterson, Myers, Craig, Crews,
4560Brandon & Mann, P.A.
4564Post Office Drawer BS
4568Lakeland, Florida 33802
4571Kristen C. Chadwell, Esquire
4575General Counsel
4577Department of Citrus
4580Post Office Box 148
4584Lakeland, Florida 33802-0148
4587Dan L. Gunter, Executive Director
4592Department of Citrus
4595Post Office Box 148
4599Lakeland, Florida 33802-0148
4602Liz Cloud, Chief
4605Bureau of Administrative Code
46091802 The Capitol
4612Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250
4615Carroll Webb, Executive Director
4619Administrative Procedures
4621Committee
4622120 Holland Building
4625Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1300
Case Information
- Judge:
- DIANE D. TREMOR
- Date Filed:
- 04/15/1987
- Date Assignment:
- 04/21/1987
- Last Docket Entry:
- 12/09/1987
- Location:
- Lakeland, Florida
- District:
- Middle
- Agency:
- ADOPTED IN TOTO