WASHINGTON, DC – Under regulations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), Carbonella Desarbo Inc., operating out of New Haven, Connecticut, posted a $100,000 surety bond.
The surety bond was posted with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to employ David Makas, previously named in a PACA action.
According to a USDA press release, David Makas was an officer of M & M Produce Inc., Hartford, Connecticut, which was found to have committed repeated and flagrant violations of Section 2 of the PACA.
Any PACA licensee wishing to employ individuals who have failed to pay a reparation award, or have been subject to a USDA disciplinary action, must post a USDA-approved surety bond.
USDA will hold the $100,000 bond for four years, providing assurance to the industry that the company will be able to pay for produce purchased and to conduct its business according to PACA rules.
In the past three years, USDA resolved approximately 3,400 PACA claims involving more than $58 million. Its experts also assisted more than 8,500 callers with issues valued at approximately $151 million. These are just two examples of how USDA continues to support the fruit and vegetable industry.
