Posted February 18, 2014
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed
sanctions against six produce businesses for failing to pay reparation awards
issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), according to
an article by The Packer available here.
The following businesses are currently restricted from
operating in the produce industry:
Produce Fresh, Inc. of San Antonio; Trans Mid East Shipping &
Trading Agency Inc. of Farmingdale, NY; Tony Sylvester, doing business as
Sylvester Produce, of Sylvania, Ohio; Hall Bros. Produce LLC of Plant City,
Fla.; IBC Produce Inc, Los Angeles; and Sunset Fresh Produce Co. Inc. of Los
Angeles.
The Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), 7 U.S.C. §§
499a-499t, was enacted in 1930 to regulate the marketing of perishable
agricultural commodities in interstate and foreign commerce. The primary purposes of the PACA are to
prevent unfair and fraudulent conduct in the marketing and selling of
perishable agricultural commodities and to facilitate the orderly flow of these
commodities in interstate and foreign commerce.
The PACA is administrated and regulated by the Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS).
For more information on PACA please visit the National
Agricultural Law Center’s website here.
