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
Reported-total composition
How the reported total is distributed
4.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 4.9K lbs 100.0%
The segments reconcile to the cumulative total shown above. Off-site transfers are shown separately from releases to air, water, and land.
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.
Michael Foods Inc. has reported 4.9K lbs of toxic releases across 2 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. The facility operates in the Food sector. The primary release pathway is off-site transfers, accounting for 100% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
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
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
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.
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
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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).
Reported total releases by year
Michael Foods Inc. - annual TRI totals
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Year-over-year reported totals. TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production levels, waste-rock handling and reporting changes, not only with emissions controls.
| 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 | - |
Location
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.
Similar reported release pounds
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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- 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