EPA TRI Facility · Food
Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp.
Headland, AL · Parent: Lesaffre International
- Total releases
- 457.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp.: how the 457.3K lbs splits
457.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 369.0K lbs 80.7%
- Water Discharges 62.7K lbs 13.7%
- Air Releases 25.7K lbs 5.6%
Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp.'s 457.3K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 80.7% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 13.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume LAND pathway CLEAN
Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Headland, AL, in the food sector. It reported 94.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 457.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,053 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Covenant Steel Warehouse; Dunbarton Corp Rediframe Div; Apec; Qualico Steel Co Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Alabama: Cargill Texturizing Solutions; Cp Kelco; Saputo Cheese USA Inc; Cargill Inc. Other Lesaffre International sites in this extract: Red Star Yeast Co LLC; Bio Springer N.a. Corp.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Compare Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp. with
Nearest reporters in Alabama
- Covenant Steel Warehouse Dothan · 70.2K lbs
- Dunbarton Corp Rediframe Div Dothan · 80.3K lbs
- Apec Dothan · 434 lbs
- Qualico Steel Co Inc Webb · 66.5K lbs
Similar-scale Food sites elsewhere: Cargill Texturizing Solutions (IN) · Cp Kelco (OK) · Saputo Cheese USA Inc (FL)
Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp. stamps MID volume with a dominant LAND pathway (80.7% land disposal) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 457.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cargill Texturizing Solutions and Cp Kelco.
Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
457K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp. inside Henry's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp. reports the 248th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Henry. Scale peers outside Alabama include Cargill Texturizing Solutions and Cp Kelco.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Henry's reported pounds (457.3K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp.'s total reported releases fell from 102.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 94.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp.'s water releases fell from 17.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp.'s land releases fell from 79.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 77.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp.'s air releases rose from 5.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp. Form-R facts
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See how Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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67% 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 Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 457.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 19% (79.6K lbs to 94.7K lbs).
Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 19% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 79.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 110.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 70.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 102.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 94.7K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 260.4K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 196.8K lbs | - |
Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp. · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp.
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Covenant Steel Warehouse, Dunbarton Corp Rediframe Div, Apec, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Cargill Texturizing Solutions, Cp Kelco, Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp. on cumulative reported pounds (457.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Sappi N.a. - Westbrook Operations, Zekelman Industries, Sharon Tube Division-Church St, Valero Refining - Meraux LLC Meraux Refinery. 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.
- Sappi N.a. - Westbrook Operations Westbrook, ME · Paper 457.3K lbs reported
- Zekelman Industries, Sharon Tube Division-Church St Farrell, PA · Primary Metals 457.5K lbs reported
- Valero Refining - Meraux LLC Meraux Refinery Meraux, LA · Petroleum 457.8K lbs reported
- Charter Steel Risingsun Risingsun, OH · Primary Metals 456.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Lesaffre International Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Red Star Yeast Co LLC, Bio Springer N.a. Corp..
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 Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Covenant Steel Warehouse. Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp. stamps MID volume · LAND 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 Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp. TRI extract (MID · LAND · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Headland, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311991 · Food. 100% of Henry TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC (Δ 46 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp. stamps MID volume · LAND pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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