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Defamation Provision in Florida Farm Bill Draws Pushback From MAHA Advocates

The provision outlines punishments for disparaging comments about producers of food products and would allow companies to sue for defamation and damages.
Defamation Provision in Florida Farm Bill Draws Pushback From MAHA Advocates
A mechanical harvester harvests sugar cane in the fields in Clewiston, Fla., on Jan. 28, 2014. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Troy Myers
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Critics are demanding Florida lawmakers remove a section of a proposed bill that they say would punish and silence anyone who speaks out against commercial food producers.

Kelly Ryerson, known online as Glyphosate Girl, mobilized her followers and Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) supporters to voice their concern about the legislation by reaching out to subcommittee members who were scheduled to vote on the bill on Jan. 27.

Troy Myers
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Troy Myers is a regional reporter based in St. Augustine, Florida. His background includes breaking, criminal justice, and investigative writing for local news, producing on a national morning newscast in Washington, D.C., and working with an award-winning, weekly investigative news program. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his dog at the beach.