PACA sanctions lifted from Illinois produce business
PACA sanctions lifted from Illinois produce business
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that Nico Mexi Foods Inc. satisfied a reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act so the Chicago-based company is now free to operate in the produce industry.
Additionally, Nicolas Ibarra was listed as the officer, director and major stockholder of the business and may now be employed by or affiliated with any PACA licensee.
Sanctions had been imposed on the company in January 2015 because Nico Mexi Foods failed to pay a $7,547 award in favor of an Illinois seller.
In the past three years, the USDA resolved approximately 3,700 PACA claims involving more than $66 million. Its experts also assisted more than 7,100 callers with issues valued at approximately $100 million.