The new tools offered on the AMS website are "Sample PACA Reparation Cases by Subject Matter" and "PACA Commodities List." These tools should provide helpful information on how PACA cases have been previously settled and which types of products are covered by PACA.
The PACA, 7 U.S.C. § 499a-499t, was enacted to regulate the marketing of perishable agricultural commodities in interstate and foreign commerce. PACA exists to protect businesses dealing in fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables from unfair and fraudulent trade practices and to promote the orderly flow of these commodities in commerce.
To read The Packer story, click here.
For access to the new tools and other PACA information provided by AMS, click here.
For the Sample PACA Reparation Cases, click here.
For the PACA Commodities List, click here.
For more information on the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, click here to visit the National Agricultural Law Center's PACA Reading Room.
Posted: 07/12/2010
