The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on seven produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. These sanctions include suspending the businesses’ PACA licenses and barring the principal operators from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without USDA approval.

The following businesses and individuals are currently restricted from operating in the produce industry:

• Sun Wing Bellaire Market LLC, operating out of Houston, for failing to pay a $96,283 award in favor of a New York seller. As of the issuance date of the reparation order, Yue Sheng Liang and Rong Fu Haung were listed as the members/managers of the business.
• Sun Wing Katy Supermarket, Inc., operating out of Katy, TX, for failing to pay a $87,725 award in favor of a New York seller. As of the issuance date of the reparation order, Yue Sheng Liang and Rong Fu Haung were listed as the officers, directors and major stockholders of the business.
• L Produce LLC, operating out of Detroit, for failing to pay a $44,544 award in favor of a Michigan seller. As of the issuance date of the reparation order, Sam Maniaci was listed as manager/member of the business.
• JDB Produce LLC, operating out of Forest Park, GA, for failing to pay a $32,993 award in favor of a Florida seller. As of the issuance date of the reparation order, Jose Dorantes Bustamante was listed as the member/manager of the business.
• Everfresh Farms LLC, doing business as Everfresh Farms Produce, operating out of Fallston, MD, for failing to pay a $27,585 award in favor of a Pennsylvania seller. As of the issuance date of the reparation order, Angelo Toutsis and Emmanuel Toutsis were listed as the members/managers of the business.
• FarmFresco Produce LLC, operating out of Lockhart, TX, for failing to pay a $23,720 award in favor of a Texas seller. As of the issuance date of the reparation order, Maria Luna was listed as the member/manager of the business.  
• Good Brew LLC, doing business as SoCo Ginger Beer, operating out of Austin, TX, for failing to pay a $9,612 award in favor of a California seller. As of the issuance date of the reparation order, Benjamin Weaver was listed as the member/manager of the business.

PACA provides an administrative forum to handle disputes involving produce transactions; this may result in USDA’s issuance of a reparation order that requires damages to be paid by those not meeting their contractual obligations in buying and selling fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables.