EPA TRI Facility · Food
Saputo Cheese USA Inc
Gustine, CA · Parent: Saputo Inc
- Total releases
- 329.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Saputo Cheese USA Inc: how the 329.4K lbs splits
329.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 329.4K lbs 100.0%
Saputo Cheese USA Inc's 329.4K 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
Saputo Cheese USA Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Gustine, CA, in the food sector. It reported 80.5K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 329.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,461 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In California's 1,149 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Saputo Cheese USA Inc is pounds #75 and chemical-count #533 at 329.4K lbs. Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC leads reported pounds (50.4M lbs) at 45 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Saputo Cheese USA Inc; Ingomar Packing; E & J Gallo Winery; Hilmar Cheese Co. Similar-scale Food peers outside California: Isonova Technologies LLC - Social Circle; Saputo Cheese USA Inc; Cargill Meat Solutions Inc; Leprino Foods Co. Other Saputo Inc sites in this extract: Saputo Cheese USA Inc.; Saputo Cheese USA Inc; Saputo Cheese USA Inc.; Saputo Cheese USA Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Compare Saputo Cheese USA Inc with
Nearest reporters in California
- Saputo Cheese USA Inc Newman · 1.3M lbs
- Ingomar Packing Los Banos · 3.3K lbs
- E & J Gallo Winery Livingston · 40.6K lbs
- Hilmar Cheese Co Hilmar · 49.4K lbs
Similar-scale Food sites elsewhere: Isonova Technologies LLC - Social Circle (GA) · Saputo Cheese USA Inc (WI) · Cargill Meat Solutions Inc (VA)
Saputo Cheese USA Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 329.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Isonova Technologies LLC - Social Circle and Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
Saputo Cheese USA Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
329K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Saputo Cheese USA Inc: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Saputo Cheese USA Inc reports the 300th-largest volume, placing it in the top 15.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 97.5% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Isonova Technologies LLC - Social Circle and Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Saputo Cheese USA Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 97.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Saputo Cheese USA Inc's total reported releases rose from 67.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 80.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Saputo Cheese USA Inc's off-site transfers rose from 67.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 80.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Saputo Cheese USA Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Saputo Cheese USA Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 329.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 28% (62.9K lbs to 80.5K lbs).
Saputo Cheese USA Inc: 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 Saputo Cheese USA Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 28% 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 | 62.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 55.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 63.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 67.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 80.5K 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) | 321.3K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 8.1K lbs | - |
Saputo Cheese USA Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Saputo Cheese USA Inc on cumulative reported pounds (329.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Burlington Environmental LLC, Depor Industries-South, Kcs International Inc Cruisers Yachts Div Plant 1. 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.
- Burlington Environmental LLC Kent, WA · Hazardous Waste 329.5K lbs reported
- Depor Industries-South Portland, TN · Fabricated Metals 329.1K lbs reported
- Kcs International Inc Cruisers Yachts Div Plant 1 Oconto, WI · Transportation Equipment 329.8K lbs reported
- American & Efird LLC Plant 05 & 15 Mount Holly, NC · Textiles 329.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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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 Saputo Cheese USA Inc. Saputo Cheese USA Inc 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 Saputo Cheese USA Inc 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.
Saputo Cheese USA Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Gustine, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311511 · Food. 21.4% of Merced TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Burlington Environmental LLC (Δ 124 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Saputo Cheese USA Inc 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