EPA TRI Facility · Food
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.
Los Angeles, CA · Parent: United Global Foods US Holdings Inc
- Total releases
- 177.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2022
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.: how the 177.7K lbs splits
177.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 177.7K lbs 100.0%
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.'s 177.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Los Angeles, CA, in the food sector. It reported 39.8K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2022, and 177.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 3,460 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. Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. is pounds #99 and chemical-count #264 at 177.7K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Exxonmobil Oil Corp Vernon Terminal; Holliday Rock Co - Vernon; Atlas Galvanizing LLC; Evonik Corp. Similar-scale Food peers outside California: American Yeast Corp Tennessee; Saputo Cheese USA Inc.; Danone US Llc.; Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers. Other United Global Foods US Holdings Inc sites in this extract: Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Sioux Falls; Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel; Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete; Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp Smithfield, Va Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Certain glycol ethers; Nitric acid; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Compare Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. with
Nearest reporters in California
- Exxonmobil Oil Corp Vernon Terminal Vernon · 2.2K lbs
- Holliday Rock Co - Vernon Los Angeles · 1 lbs
- Atlas Galvanizing LLC Vernon · 1.5K lbs
- Evonik Corp Los Angeles · 96.7K lbs
Similar-scale Food sites elsewhere: American Yeast Corp Tennessee (TN) · Saputo Cheese USA Inc. (WI) · Danone US Llc. (UT)
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 177.7K lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include American Yeast Corp Tennessee and Saputo Cheese USA Inc..
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
178K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. reports the 388th-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 74.7% of the total. Scale peers outside California include American Yeast Corp Tennessee and Saputo Cheese USA Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.'s pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 74.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. 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 Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 177.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases increased by 8% (36.7K lbs to 39.8K lbs).
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 8% from 2019 to 2022). 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 36.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 50.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 51.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 39.8K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 132.7K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 45.0K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 0 lbs | - |
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in California - including Exxonmobil Oil Corp Vernon Terminal, Holliday Rock Co - Vernon, Atlas Galvanizing LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. American Yeast Corp Tennessee, Saputo Cheese USA Inc., Danone US Llc..
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. on cumulative reported pounds (177.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include American Yeast Corp Tennessee, White River Marine Group, Titan Coatings Inc. 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 United Global Foods US Holdings Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Sioux Falls, Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel, Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete.
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 Ammonia, Certain glycol ethers, Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Exxonmobil Oil Corp Vernon Terminal. Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Los Angeles, CA, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 311611 · Food. 0.4% of Los Angeles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: American Yeast Corp Tennessee (Δ 32 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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