The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
These sanctions include suspending the businesses’ PACA licenses and barring the principal operators of the businesses from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.
The following businesses and individuals are currently restricted from operating in the produce industry:
- D’Amore Produce Solutions LLC, operating out of Saginaw, Mich., for failing to pay a $40,405 award in favor of an Arkansas seller. As of the issuance date of the reparation order, Andrew M. Damore was listed as a member of the business.
- Gutville Produce LLC, operating out of McAllen, Texas, for failing to pay an $18,900 award in favor of a Texas seller. As of the issuance date of the reparation order, Ovidio G. Gutierrez Trevino was listed as the manager and member of the business.
For more information, contact John Koller, chief of the Dispute Resolution Branch at (202) 720-2890, or PACAdispute@usda.gov.
