WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Rick Scott issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to Ambassador Julie Callahan, the chief agricultural negotiator for the office of the U.S. Trade Representative, highlighting the emergence of Florida's stevia market and how cheap Chinese stevia - produced by slave labor and of questionable quality - undercuts American farmers and workers.
Senator Rick Scott wrote, "With appropriate protections, American farmers have the capacity to meet this demand and to grow well beyond it as consumers increasingly seek a safe, transparent, and natural low-calorie sweetener option that supports farmers, protects consumers, and strengthens public health. This supply chain is achievabl...