Unfair Practices 



The PACA prohibits certain practices which 

 are defined as unfair. Some of these practices 

 include: 



Failure of a seller, without reasonable 

 cause, to deliver produce sold or contracted 

 to be sold; 



Rejection, without reasonable cause, of 

 produce purchased or contracted to be 

 handled on consignment; 



Failure to pay promptly the agreed pur- 

 chase price of produce which complies 

 with the terms of the contract; 



Discarding, dumping or destroying of any 

 produce received by commission merchants 

 on consignment, without reasonable cause; 



Failure or refusal to account truly and 

 correctly and to make full payment promptly 

 in connection with produce sold on consign- 

 ment or on joint account. 





Misbranding 



Misrepresentations concerning the grade, 

 quantity, weight, State of origin, etc., of fruits 

 and vegetables in interstate commerce are 

 prohibited. PACA does not require any par- 

 ticular markings on containers but those that 

 are used must be accurate. Anyone shipping 

 misbranded produce may find that the buyer is 

 entitled to reject it or to correct the mis- 



