EPA TRI Facility · Food
Ok Foods-Ft Smith
Fort Smith, AR · Parent: Ok Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 2.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Ok Foods-Ft Smith: how the 2.6M lbs splits
2.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 2.5M lbs 95.7%
- Air Releases 57.1K lbs 2.2%
- Off-site Transfers 54.7K lbs 2.1%
Ok Foods-Ft Smith's 2.6M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 95.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Ok Foods-Ft Smith is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fort Smith, AR, in the food sector. It reported 273.8K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 2.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 721 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arkansas's 350 reporting TRI sites, Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC leads both reported pounds (16.6M lbs) and chemical count (251 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: Gerber Products Co; Applied Process Fort Smith; Precision Packaging Inc; Bekaert Corp. Similar-scale Food peers outside Arkansas: Sanderson Farms LLC; Mountaire Farms of Delaware Inc; Bunge Chevron Ag Renewables LLC; Cargill Inc. Other Ok Foods Inc sites in this extract: Ok Foods Inc-Heavener (bachoco Usa); Ok Foods - Muldrow; Ok Foods Albertville Plant 1; Ok Foods Albertville Plant 2. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Peracetic acid; Chlorine.
Ok Foods-Ft Smith stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (95.7% water discharges) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sanderson Farms LLC and Mountaire Farms of Delaware Inc.
Ok Foods-Ft Smith vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.6M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ok Foods-Ft Smith inside Sebastian's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Ok Foods-Ft Smith reports the 80th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 68.2% of every pound reported in Sebastian. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 95.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Arkansas include Sanderson Farms LLC and Mountaire Farms of Delaware Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Sebastian's reported pounds (3.8M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ok Foods-Ft Smith's total reported releases fell from 398.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 273.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ok Foods-Ft Smith's air releases rose from 1.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ok Foods-Ft Smith's water releases fell from 396.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 253.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ok Foods-Ft Smith Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ok Foods-Ft Smith releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 61% (699.2K lbs to 273.8K lbs).
Ok Foods-Ft Smith: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ok Foods-Ft Smith year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 61% 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 | 699.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 790.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 414.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 398.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 273.8K lbs | 4 |
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) | 2.5M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 112.4K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 8.4K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 1.2K lbs | - |
Ok Foods-Ft Smith · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ok Foods-Ft Smith
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including Gerber Products Co, Applied Process Fort Smith, Precision Packaging Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 349 other reporting facilities in Arkansas.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arkansas - e.g. Sanderson Farms LLC, Mountaire Farms of Delaware Inc, Bunge Chevron Ag Renewables LLC.
Compare beyond Arkansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ok Foods-Ft Smith on cumulative reported pounds (2.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Sanderson Farms LLC, Wva Manufacturing LLC, Lansing Board of Water & Light-Erickson. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Ok Foods Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ok Foods Inc-Heavener (bachoco Usa), Ok Foods - Muldrow, Ok Foods Albertville Plant 1.
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), Ammonia, Peracetic acid, Chlorine; nearby reporters include Gerber Products Co. Ok Foods-Ft Smith stamps HEAVY volume · WATER 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 Ok Foods-Ft Smith TRI extract (HEAVY · WATER · 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.
Ok Foods-Ft Smith totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fort Smith, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 68.2% of Sebastian TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sanderson Farms LLC (Δ 7.0K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ok Foods-Ft Smith stamps HEAVY volume · WATER 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