U.S. Department of Agriculture has cited Hurwitz Distributing Company Inc., Novato, Calif., for willful, repeated, and flagrant violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. The company purchased, received, and resold the produce in the course of interstate commerce during the period of June through October 1998. USDA served the company with a complaint and the company failed to file an answer.
PACA establishes a code of good business conduct for the produce industry.
USDA is authorized to suspend or revoke a trader's license for violating the act.