On August 21, 2020, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued a final order in Case No. B25258 granting a petition for variance from Florida Administrative Code Rule 5K-4.034(4)(a) filed by Nathan Gerhardt, Esq. on behalf of ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division of Food Safety

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

5K-4.034Hemp Extract

The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services hereby gives notice: On August 21, 2020, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued a final order in Case No. B25258 granting a petition for variance from Florida Administrative Code paragraph 5K-4.034(4)(a) filed by Nathan Gerhardt, Esq. on behalf of Charlotte’s Web, Inc. No comments were received in response to the petition. The order grants a variance from the requirement to provide the most recent food safety inspection report to be considered an Approved Source. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services determined that the Petitioner demonstrated the purpose of the underlying statute had been met and that it would suffer a substantial hardship if the variance was not granted. The petition was filed on June 19, 2020, and the notice of receipt of the petition was published on June 25, 2020, in Volume 46, Number 124 of the Florida Administrative Register.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting: Agency Clerk, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 600 S. Calhoun Street, Ste. 254, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0800.