Anhydrous Citric Acid Standards for fresh Oranges  

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Subject:

Adequate notice procedures were used by the Department of Citrus to inform the public and the Florida citrus industry of the pending adoption of Emergency Rule 20ER17-5 adjusting the minimum anhydrous citric acid requirement for early/mid-season orange crop, in that notice was made via email of the emergency rulemaking to take place at the December 20, 2017 meeting to members of the Florida Citrus Commission, all industry organizations, the Florida Press Corps and other interested persons.

Summary:

Emergency rule 20ER17-5 lowering the minimum anhydrous citric acid for early/mid-season orange crop for the period beginning December 21, 2017 through March 31, 2018, both dates inclusive.

Purpose:

120.54(4)(b), Florida Statutes, states that those rules pertaining to perishable agricultural commodities shall be included in the definition of rules relating to the public health, safety, or welfare. Due to adverse weather conditions, significant amounts of the Florida early/mid-season fresh orange crop in the 2017-2018 season will have a minimum acid requirement below the .40 established in rule. The 10 years the industry has been battling Huanglongbing (“HLB” or “Greening”) disease has ...

Contact:

Alice P. Wiggins, Legal Assistant, Florida Department of Citrus, P O Box 9010, Bartow, Florida 33831-9010 or AWiggins@citrus.myflorida.com