The USDA has imposed sanctions on United Vegetable Produce Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y., for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
These sanctions include barring the business and the principal operator of the business from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA, according to a news release.
United Vegetable Produce Inc. failed to pay $100,025 to two sellers for produce that was purchased, received, and accepted in interstate and foreign commerce from September 2017 to February 2020, the release said. The company cannot operate in the produce industry until June 21, 2026, and then only after they apply for and are issued a new PACA license by USDA.
The company’s principal, Yu Xian Miao, may not be employed by or affiliated with any PACA licensee until June 21, 2025, and then only with the posting of a USDA approved surety bond, the release said.
For further information, contact Corey Elliott, chief of the Investigative Enforcement Branch, at 202-720-6873 or PACAInvestigations@usda.gov.
