Virginia Fruit Business Satisfies Terms of Consent Decision and Order for Alleged PACA Violations

WASHINGTON, DC - On March 18, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) filed an administrative complaint alleging that National Fruit Product Co. Inc. (National Fruit Product) of Winchester, Va. failed to make full payment promptly in the amount of $353,349 to two sellers for multiple lots of produce purchased, received and accepted in interstate and foreign commerce, in violation of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).

USDA and National Fruit Product entered into a Consent Decision and Order in which National Fruit Product agreed to pay the unpaid produce sellers listed in the complaint and to pay a civil penalty in the amount of $15,000. National Fruit Product has satisfied the terms of the Consent Decision and Order, and the finding that it committed repeated and flagrant PACA violations has been permanently abated without further process. The case has been closed.

For further information, contact the PACA Investigative Enforcement Branch, at (202) 720-6873 or [email protected].