USDA amends, reduces PACA action against Oregon packer

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an amended administrative complaint against North Pacific Canners and Packers Inc., doing business as NORPAC Foods Inc. BB #:171189 for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).

This complaint supersedes and replaces the complaint filed on Sept. 28, 2020. The company, operating from Oregon, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to two produce sellers and creditors in the amount of $152,181 from June 2019 through August 2019.

NORPAC will have an opportunity to request a hearing. Should USDA find that the company committed repeated and flagrant violations, it would be barred from the produce industry as a licensee for three years, or two years with the posting of a USDA-approved surety bond.

Furthermore, its principals could not be employed by or affiliated with any PACA licensee for two years, or one year with the posting of a USDA-approved surety bond.

For more information, contact Corey Elliott, Chief, Investigative Enforcement Branch, at (202) 720-6873 or PACAInvestigations@usda.gov.

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Release No. 015-21