USDA lifts PACA reparation sanctions on Florida produce business

The USDA announced that Suncrest Produce Solutions satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $26,650 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Suncrest Produce Solutions satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $26,650 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.

The Winter Haven, Fla., company can continue operating in the produce industry upon applying for and being issued a PACA license. Jason Turner was listed as the sole principal of the business and may now be employed by or affiliated with any PACA licensee.

For more information, contact John Koller, Chief, Dispute Resolution Branch, at (202) 720-2890, by fax at (202) 690-2815, or PACAdispute@usda.gov.

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