The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against Trinity Fresh Distribution LLC, alleging the company owes almost $4 million to produce suppliers.
The Sacramento-based company has declared bankruptcy and is no longer active. It can request a hearing with the USDA on the complaint from the agency’s Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act branch.
Trinity Fresh Distribution owes 10 sellers about $3.9 million for produce purchased from March 2018 to January 2019, according to a news release.
If the USDA rules the company violated the PACA, it can bar the company from having a PACA license for three years, or two years with an approved surety bonds. Responsibly connected principals can face a ban on working for or being affiliated with a PACA licensee for two years, or one year with an approved surety bond.
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