Contact Us
Lisa Jensen
Fruit and Vegetables Director
(863) 578-1900
(863) 578-1901 Fax
FruitAndVegetables@FDACS.gov
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Division of Fruit and Vegetables
170 Century Blvd.
Bartow, FL 33830-7700
Division of Fruit and Vegetables
The Division of Fruit and Vegetables inspects and certifies all fresh shipments of vegetables, fruit and nuts covered by state and federal marketing orders. Marketing orders are industry-driven programs that help fruit, vegetable and specialty crop producers and handlers achieve marketing success.
The division conducts U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety Audits. For more information and the necessary forms, contact:
- Elizabeth Miller: (239) 229-9701
- Scott McClure: (863) 578-1942
FDACS inspects all fresh tomato packinghouses and farms to ensure compliance with food safety regulations. We also inspect fresh produce not covered by regulation on a request basis in support of outside entities, export laws and commercial requirements.
We license all citrus dealers, registrants and agents of licensed fruit dealers, packinghouses and processing plants.
Popular Links
- Apply for CitraNet Hauler Database Access
- Apply for CitraNet Supplier Database Access
- CitraNet
- Citrus License and Bond
- Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule
- FreshNet Movement and Accuracy
Box Tax Referendum
- Referendum Announcement
- Referendum Results
- Public Meeting Notice
- Florida Citrus Mutual Letter
- Referendum Cover Letter and Ballot
- Proposed State Citrus Research Order 2022
- Referendum Sequence of Events
- Chapter 5G-7, Florida Administrative Code