USDA files action against Virginia company for alleged PACA violations
The USDA has filed an administrative complaint against GoGreen Farms Inc. for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
The company, operating from Virginia, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to three produce sellers in the amount of $313,036 from September 2021 through April 2022, according to a news release.
GoGreen Farms will have an opportunity to request a hearing, the release said. Should USDA find that the company committed repeated and flagrant violations, it would be barred from the produce industry as a licensee for three years, or two years with the posting of a USDA-approved surety bond. Furthermore, its principals could not be employed by or affiliated with any PACA licensee for two years, or one year with the posting of a USDA-approved surety bond.
For more information, contact Corey Elliott, chief at the Investigative Enforcement Branch, at 202-720-6873 or PACAInvestigations@usda.gov.
