EPA TRI Facility · Food
Michael Foods Inc.
Yuma, AZ · Parent: Michael Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 4.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Michael Foods Inc.: how the 4.9K lbs splits
4.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 4.9K lbs 100.0%
Michael Foods Inc.'s 4.9K 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).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Michael Foods Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Yuma, AZ, in the food sector. It reported 4.9K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 11,258 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arizona's 288 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Michael Foods Inc. is pounds #125 and chemical-count #148 at 4.9K lbs. Freeport-McMoran Miami Inc leads reported pounds (129.3M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Freeport-McMoran Morenci Inc leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (36.9M lbs, pounds #4). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Yuma; Centurion Medical Products; Cemex - Yuma 20TH Street #1992; Clarios LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Arizona: Milk Specialties Global-Boscobel; Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery - Menomonie; Mars Wrigley; Preston Protein Products. Other Michael Foods Inc sites in this extract: M G Waldbaum; Mg Waldbaum Co; Mg Waldbaum Co; Papetti's Hygrade Egg Products Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Compare Michael Foods Inc. with
Nearest reporters in Arizona
- U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Yuma · 165 lbs
- Centurion Medical Products Yuma · 1.1K lbs
- Cemex - Yuma 20TH Street #1992 Yuma · 0 lbs
- Clarios LLC Yuma · 49.7K lbs
Similar-scale Food sites elsewhere: Milk Specialties Global-Boscobel (WI) · Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery - Menomonie (WI) · Mars Wrigley (KS)
Michael Foods Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.9K lbs (2020–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Milk Specialties Global-Boscobel and Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery - Menomonie.
Michael Foods Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.9K lbs Top 43% higher than 57% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Michael Foods Inc.: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Michael Foods Inc. reports the 1,034th-largest volume (4.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Arizona include Milk Specialties Global-Boscobel and Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery - Menomonie.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Michael Foods Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Michael Foods Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Michael Foods Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2020 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (2.1K lbs to 0 lbs).
Michael Foods Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2020–2023
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Michael Foods Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% from 2020 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 2.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 4.9K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Michael Foods Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Michael Foods Inc.
Closest other reporters in Arizona - including U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Centurion Medical Products, Cemex - Yuma 20TH Street #1992, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 287 other reporting facilities in Arizona.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arizona - e.g. Milk Specialties Global-Boscobel, Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery - Menomonie, Mars Wrigley.
Compare beyond Arizona
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Michael Foods Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (4.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Valdosta Georgia Operations, Federal Correctional Complex Coleman, Pariser Industries Inc.. 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.
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Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Michael Foods Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including M G Waldbaum, Mg Waldbaum Co, Mg Waldbaum Co.
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 U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. Michael Foods Inc. stamps LIGHT 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.
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This Michael Foods Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · 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.
Michael Foods Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Yuma, AZ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2023 (3 years). NAICS 311999 · Food. 1.5% of Yuma TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Valdosta Georgia Operations (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Michael Foods Inc. stamps LIGHT 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