WASHINGTON, D.C. - The USDA has filed action against Supreme Cuts LLC, a New Jersey-based company for failure to pay for produce.
Supreme Cuts LLC has allegedly failed to pay $385,683 to 17 produce sellers from August 2011 through January 2014, according to a press release.
The company will have an opportunity to request a hearing. If the USDA finds that the company has committed repeated and flagrant violations, it would be barred from the produce industry for two years. Furthermore, its principals could not be employed by or affiliated with any PACA licensee for one year and then only with the posting of a USDA-approved surety bond.
In the past three years, the USDA resolved approximately 4,600 claims under the PACA involving more than $87 million. Individuals, including sole proprietors, partners, members, managers, officers, directors, or major stockholders may not be employed or affiliated with any PACA licensee without the approval of the USDA. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), PACA Division, regulates fair trading practices of produce businesses operating subject to PACA.
