Washington D.C.-

The USDA has lifted PACA reparation sanctions on the Salinas, Puerto Rico-based produce company Tarik Packing Services Inc. The company has met its obligations in paying reparations issued against it under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), according to a press release.

Tarik Packing Services Inc. has met its obligations in paying reparations issued against it under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and is now eligible to conduct business in the produce industry. It has listed Raul T. Calderon Benavente, listed as the officer, director, and major stockholder of the business, may now be employed by or affiliated with any PACA licensee.

A reparation order may be issued on a business, revoking a company’s business license, if the company fails to meet legal obligations for buying and selling produce in the US. If employment restriction is issued onto a company under PACA, the company must first pay PACA reparations before the USDA declares the company eligible for business and reinstates its business license.

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), an agency within the USDA, regulates fair trade in the produce industry and oversees all activity relating to the PACA.