EPA TRI Facility · Food
Fitco
Anniston, AL · Parent: American Dehydrated Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 302.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Fitco: how the 302.2K lbs splits
302.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 302.2K lbs 100.0%
Fitco's 302.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Fitco is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Anniston, AL, in the food sector. It reported 41.8K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 302.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,582 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: American Phoenix Inc.; Lee Brass; General Dynamics Ots (anniston); Carfair Composites USA Inc - Anniston. Similar-scale Food peers outside Alabama: Foremost Farms USA; Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant; Tyson Farms Inc-Temperanceville; 409 - Redwing Oilseeds Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Compare Fitco with
Nearest reporters in Alabama
- American Phoenix Inc. Anniston · 58.0K lbs
- Lee Brass Anniston · 960.9K lbs
- General Dynamics Ots (anniston) Anniston · 70 lbs
- Carfair Composites USA Inc - Anniston Anniston · 2.2M lbs
Similar-scale Food sites elsewhere: Foremost Farms USA (WI) · Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant (LA) · Tyson Farms Inc-Temperanceville (VA)
Fitco stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 302.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Foremost Farms USA and Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant.
Fitco vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
302K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Fitco: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Fitco reports the 311th-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Foremost Farms USA and Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Fitco's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Fitco's total reported releases rose from 39.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fitco's off-site transfers rose from 39.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Fitco Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Fitco stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
5.2× more than the comparison
33% less than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Fitco releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 302.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 57% (97.1K lbs to 41.8K lbs).
Fitco: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Fitco year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 57% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 97.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 71.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 52.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 39.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 41.8K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 302.2K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Fitco · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Fitco
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including American Phoenix Inc., Lee Brass, General Dynamics Ots (anniston), ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 558 other reporting facilities in Alabama.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Foremost Farms USA, Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant, Tyson Farms Inc-Temperanceville.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Fitco on cumulative reported pounds (302.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Braskem America Inc Seadrift Plant, Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Fairfield Plant, Foremost Farms USA. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Braskem America Inc Seadrift Plant Seadrift, TX · Chemicals 302.2K lbs reported
- Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc Re: Fairfield Plant Fairfield, CA · Fabricated Metals 302.3K lbs reported
- Foremost Farms USA Lancaster, WI · Food 302.7K lbs reported
- Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant Natchitoches, LA · Food 301.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid; nearby reporters include American Phoenix Inc.. Fitco stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Fitco TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Fitco totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Anniston, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 5.5% of Calhoun TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Braskem America Inc Seadrift Plant (Δ 20 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Fitco stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov