<p> The USDA has imposed sanctions on Tulare, California-based Haven Packing & Cold Storage LLC and White Oak, Pennsylvania-based Reed Saul Inc. for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, according to a press release.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Haven Packing & Cold Storage has failed to pay a $23,106 award in favor of a California seller. Paul A. Hertzler, Cesar L. Mora, and Rigoberto Rios were listed as members of the business.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Reed Saul has failed to pay a $3,557 award in favor of a California seller. David S. Golomb was listed as the officer, director, and major stockholder of the business.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> PACA provides an administrative forum to handle disputes involving produce transactions; this may result in a reparation order being issued that requires damages to be paid by those not meeting their contractual obligations in buying and selling fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables. USDA has resolved approximately 4,600 claims filed under PACA involving more than $87 million in the past three years. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0" target="_new"> Agricultural Marketing Service </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
