SB 2348 Summary

• Creates the "Florida Food Freedom Act" exempting producers who sell directly to consumers at farmers' markets, roadside stands, or farm-based sales from food permit requirements, provided there is only one transaction and food is for home consumption

• Establishes tomato food safety standards allowing the department to inspect tomato farms, greenhouses, and packinghouses, with presumption that compliant tomatoes are safe for human consumption

• Revises private investigative, security, and recovery agent licensing requirements including citizenship documentation, fingerprint procedures, mental fitness evaluations for firearm instructors, and prohibition of applicants prohibited from possessing firearms

• Amends multiple agricultural and consumer service regulations including fertilizer management standards, petroleum fuel inspection fees, brake fluid registration procedures, amusement ride insurance alternatives, and elimination of social security number requirements on various business registrations

• Repeals provisions establishing the Florida Agricultural Exposition and Florida Agricultural Museum; modifies direct-support organization provisions to remove museum-related references; increases plant industry violation penalties from $5,000 to $10,000