The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Fuentes Farms LLC satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $13,200 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
The McAllen, Texas, company can continue operating in the produce industry upon applying for and being issued a PACA license. Gisela B. Munoz was listed as the manager and member of the business and may now be employed by or affiliated with any PACA licensee.
Once a reparation order is fully satisfied and it is confirmed that there are not any outstanding unpaid awards, USDA lifts the employment restrictions of the previously named, responsibly connected individuals. USDA also requires any unlicensed company that fully satisfies all unpaid reparation awards to obtain a license if it continues to operate in the industry.
For more information, contact John Koller, Chief, Dispute Resolution Branch, at (202) 720-2890, by fax at (202) 690-2815, or PACAdispute@usda.gov.
