USDA lifts PACA sanctions on Texas produce business

The Desoto, Texas, company satisfied a reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.

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The Desoto, Texas, company can continue operating in the produce industry upon applying for and being issued a PACA license, according to the USDA.
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The USDA said that Jack Humphreys, doing business as Zia Onion Sales, satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $8,457 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act involving unpaid produce transactions.

The Desoto, Texas, company can continue operating in the produce industry upon applying for and being issued a PACA license, according to a news release.

Humphreys was listed as the sole proprietor of the business and may now be employed by or affiliated with any PACA licensee, the USDA said.

For more information, contact Penny Robinson-Landrigan, chief of the Dispute Resolution Branch, at 202-720-2890, or PACAdispute@usda.gov.

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