USDA lifts PACA reparation sanctions on Maryland produce firm

The USDA has announced that Sunrise Produce Inc. satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $13,414 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.

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The USDA has announced that Sunrise Produce Inc. satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $13,414 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.

The Jessup, Md., company can continue operating in the produce industry upon applying for and being issued a PACA license, the USDA said. Huinil Emergildo, Ramirez Aurelio, Araceli Ortiz and Liliana Cortez were listed as the officers, directors and major stockholders 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 or PACAdispute@usda.gov.

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