House panel agrees with Senate, drops ‘food libel’ provision from Farm Bill

By: Jay Waagmeester

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: February 24, 2026

Words: 622

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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The Florida House State Affairs Committee, bowing to growing opposition to a proposal to allow food producers to sue critics for libel, caved Tuesday, adopting an amendment spiking the language.

The move essentially coordinates the House with pending legislation already accepted in the Senate and moves the package closer to final passage.

The offending language in HB 433, the Farm Bill, would have authorized producers to sue people or organizations criticizing any food products …

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