WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Ideal Sales Inc. satisfied a reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
According to a USDA press release, the Dallas, Texas, company has met its obligations and is now free to operate in the produce industry.
As we previously reported, Ideal Sales Inc. failed to pay a $12,480 award in favor of a California seller.
Once a reparation order is fully satisfied, and it is confirmed that there are not any outstanding unpaid awards, USDA lifts the employment restrictions of the previously named, responsibly connected individuals. The USDA will only reinstate the license of a business to an active status if all reparation awards are satisfied and if the license is not terminated.
In the past three years, USDA resolved approximately 4,250 PACA claims involving more than $77 million. The USDA’s experts also assisted more than 7,000 callers with issues valued at approximately $110 million. These are just two examples of how USDA continues to support the fruit and vegetable industry.
