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Notice: 24790404

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF CITRUS

Chapter:

STANDARDS FOR PROCESSED CITRUS PRODUCTS

Overview

RULE:

20-64.001

Grades Established

PURPOSE:

Repealing sections of rule requiring the enforcement of U.S. Standards for Grades of Orange, Grapefruit, and tangerine juice and repealing the language requiring the labeling of juice as “substandard” for juice failing to meet the Brix requirements of those standards. This will allow safe for human consumption juices to be packaged and shipped into the primary channel of trade.

SUMMARY:

Enforcement of USDA citrus juice standards.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

601.10(7), 601.11 FS.

LAW:

601.10(7), 601.11, 601.481 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

7/23/2021 Vol. 47/142

COMMENTS:

From 7/23/2021 To 8/13/2021 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Ref-01003 US Standards for Grade of Orange Juice
Ref-01004 US Standards for Grade on Grapefruit Juice
Ref-01005 US Standards for Grade of canned Tangerine Juice
Ref-01006 US Standards for Grade on frozen concentrated blended OJ GJ

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