EPA TRI Facility · Food
Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
Tulare, CA · Parent: Saputo Inc
- Total releases
- 1.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Saputo Cheese USA Inc.: how the 1.2M lbs splits
1.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.2M lbs 100.0%
Saputo Cheese USA Inc.'s 1.2M 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).
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Saputo Cheese USA Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Tulare, CA, in the food sector. It reported 268.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 1.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,151 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 #21 and chemical-count #523 at 1.2M 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Saputo Cheese USA Inc.; Land O Lakes - Tulare Dairy; Saputo Cheese USA Inc; Calportland Tulare Rmc. Similar-scale Food peers outside California: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry; Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Bainbridge Pa; Tyson Poultry Inc.; Northern Sun-Div of Adm. 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.
Saputo Cheese USA Inc. stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry and Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Bainbridge Pa.
Saputo Cheese USA Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.2M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% 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 156th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry and Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Bainbridge Pa.
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 more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Saputo Cheese USA Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 287.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 268.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Saputo Cheese USA Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 287.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 268.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Saputo Cheese USA Inc. Form-R facts
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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 Saputo Cheese USA Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 16% (231.6K lbs to 268.3K lbs).
Saputo Cheese USA Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY 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 16% 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 | 231.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 210.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 236.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 287.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 268.3K 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) | 1.2M lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 801 lbs | - |
Saputo Cheese USA Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Saputo Cheese USA Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (1.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Hawaiian Electric Co Inc Waiau Generating Station, Mississippi Lime Co Ste Genevieve, US Ecology Michigan 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.
- Hawaiian Electric Co Inc Waiau Generating Station Pearl City, HI · Electric Utilities 1.2M lbs reported
- Mississippi Lime Co Ste Genevieve Sainte Genevieve, MO · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.2M lbs reported
- US Ecology Michigan Inc. Detroit, MI · Hazardous Waste 1.2M lbs reported
- American Tinning & Galvanizing Co. Erie, PA · Fabricated Metals 1.2M 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 HEAVY 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 (HEAVY · 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 Tulare, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311513 · Food. 18.2% of Tulare TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hawaiian Electric Co Inc Waiau Generating Station (Δ 347 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Saputo Cheese USA Inc. stamps HEAVY 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