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Erin Moffet
Strategic Communications Director
Erin.Moffet@FDACS.gov

Caroline Stonecipher
Deputy Communications Director
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Sabina Covo
Hispanic Media Director
Sabina.Covo@FDACS.gov

Recent Department News

Statement by Commissioner Nikki Fried on Passage of Gun Violence Prevention Bill

Jun 24, 2022

Today, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Nikki Fried, an independently-elected member of the Florida Cabinet, issued the following statement on the news that a package of gun violence prevention legislation has passed both chambers of Congress:

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FDACS Announces Exotic Fruit Flies Found, Quarantine Established in St. Petersburg Area Of Pinellas County

Jun 24, 2022

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has positively identified the presence of Oriental fruit flies, Bactrocera dorsalis, in Pinellas County. A quarantine has been established in the St. Petersburg area prohibiting the movement of fruit, vegetables, and nuts without a compliance agreement from the department.

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Statement by Commissioner Nikki Fried on Overturning of Roe vs. Wade

Jun 24, 2022

Today, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Nikki Fried, an independently-elected member of the Florida Cabinet, issued the following statement on the news that the U.S. Supreme Court has issued an opinion overturning Roe vs. Wade:

 

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