The citizen petition, filed by the Florida Citrus Processors Association and Florida Citrus Mutual on July 22, 2022, asks FDA to reduce the Brix level from 10.5 percent to 10 percent, citing that the average Brix level of Florida’s orange crop has steadily dropped in recent decades due to a bacterial disease called “citrus greening” and severe weather. Lowering the minimum level of soluble solids might reduce the sweetness of the juice and the levels of certain nutrients.