<p>The USDA has filed an administrative action under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act against Virginia-based Fresh World One Inc.The company has allegedly failed to pay 10 produce growers $328,497 from September 2008 and November 2010.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/paca051713body.jpg" alt="Cropped Images May 17th 2 2013" /></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p> Fresh World One Inc.will have an opportunity to request a hearing and should the USDA find that the company committed repeated and flagrant violations, it would be barred from the produce industry for a period of two years, according to a press release. In addition to these conditions, the 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.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The USDA has resolved an estimated 5,000 claims filed under the PACA involving $96 million in just the past three years.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTemplateData.do?template=TemplateA&navID=Home&topNav=Home&page=Home&acct=AMSPW" target="_new">AMS</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
