Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson praised the Florida Legislature for its recent passage of the Florida Farm Bill (SB 700).
Championed by Senator Keith Truenow and Representatives Kaylee Tuck and Danny Alvarez, the bill received broad bipartisan support and introduces significant reforms aimed at protecting consumers and upholding essential constitutional rights.
“This legislation is a blueprint for protecting Floridians and our freedoms,” said Simpson. “We are banning medicine – including fluoride – from Florida’s public water systems. We are keeping foreign countries of concern out of Florida’s charitable organizations; we are ensuring honesty in food labeling — milk comes from a cow, not an almond, and we are upholding Second Amendment rights and cracking down on drone harassment of hunters. This is what bold, conservative leadership looks like, and I thank Senator Keith Truenow, Representative Kaylee Tuck and Representative Danny Alvarez for delivering this historic bill.”
Spearheaded by Simpson, the bill bans medical additives—such as fluoride—from public water systems, enhances food safety and labeling transparency, reinforces state sovereignty against foreign interference, safeguards Second Amendment rights for Floridians, and includes additional key provisions.
Key Consumer and Constitutional Protections in SB 700:
- Clean Water: Bans medical additives, including fluoride, from public water systems.
- Second Amendment Rights: Streamlines concealed weapon licensing and bans drone harassment on hunting lands and shooting ranges.
- Foreign Influence Safeguards: Blocks charities from receiving funds from hostile foreign entities.
- Food Label Transparency: Prohibits mislabeling of plant-based items as “milk,” “meat,” “poultry,” or “eggs.”
- Emergency Fuel Access: Establishes fuel registration and grants for generator switches in critical areas.
- Consumer Protections: Requires clear price labeling, closes the psychedelic mushroom loophole, criminalizes mailbox check theft, and increases fuel station fraud protections.
Source: FDACS