Florida Statute 601.25 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXV
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY

Chapter 601
FLORIDA CITRUS CODE

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F.S. 601.25

601.25 Determination of soluble solids and acid.—The department shall adopt rules determining the method by which juice is tested for percentage of total soluble solids, the method by which juice is tested for acidity, and the method for testing fruit for juice content. Until the department determines such method by rule, the Brix hydrometer shall be used and the reading of the hydrometer corrected for temperature shall be considered as the percent of the total soluble solids, and anhydrous citric acid shall be determined by titration of the juice using standard alkali and phenolphthalein as indicator, the total acidity being calculated as anhydrous citric acid.

History.—s. 25, ch. 25149, 1949; s. 1, ch. 61-68; s. 22, ch. 71-186; s. 22, ch. 2012-182.

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Evans Packing Co. v. Dept. of Agriculture

550 So. 2d 112, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 2326, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 5425, 1989 WL 113240

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 3, 1989 | Docket: 1370810

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concentrated products of citrus fruit.[10] Section 601.25 directs the Department of Citrus to establish