PACA sanctions bar Florida, Texas companies from business
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on three Florida and one Texas business for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
According to a news release from the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, which oversees PACA, these companies are now restricted from operating in the produce industry:
- Basic Meats Supermarket Inc., doing business as Bravo Dixie Supermarket, Miami, for not paying $17,723 to a Florida seller. Robert E. Gomez was listed as the officer, director and major stockholder of the business.
- Farmway Inc., Hudson, Fla., for failing to pay $27,558 to a Utah seller. William Moore was listed as the officer, director and major stockholder of the business.
- Organic Harvest LLC, Miami, for not paying $12,089 to a Florida seller. Patricia Davila was listed as a member of the business. Thomas B. D’Agostino was also listed as a principal, but he has challenged his responsibly connected status.
- Mibo Fresh Foods LLC, Fort Worth, for failing to pay $220,153 to a Washington seller. Uzor U. Nwoko was listed as a member of the business.
The sanctions suspend the businesses’ PACA licenses and bar the principals from engaging in PACA-licensed business without USDA approval, according to the release.
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