EPA TRI Facility · Food
McCain Foods USA Inc.
Burley, ID · Parent: McCain Foods USA Inc
- Total releases
- 20.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
McCain Foods USA Inc.: how the 20.2M lbs splits
20.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 20.2M lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 11.4K lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 344 lbs <0.1%
McCain Foods USA Inc.'s 20.2M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
McCain Foods USA Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Burley, ID, in the food sector. It reported 4.9M lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 20.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 98 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Idaho's 123 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. McCain Foods USA Inc. is pounds #3 and chemical-count #19 at 20.2M lbs. Hecla Ltd Lucky Friday Mine Unit leads reported pounds (58.7M lbs) at 10 chemicals (chemical-count #9). US Ecology Idaho Inc. leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (10.2M lbs, pounds #6). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Alto Magic Valley LLC; Tessenderlo Kerley Inc.; Gossner Foods - Magic Valley Inc.; Amalgamated Sugar Co. Similar-scale Food peers outside Idaho: Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Sioux Falls; Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel; Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility; Jbs/swift Pork Co. Other McCain Foods USA Inc sites in this extract: McCain Foods USA Inc; McCain Foods USA Inc; McCain Foods USA Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Chromium.
McCain Foods USA Inc. stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (99.9% water discharges) across 6 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 20.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Sioux Falls and Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel.
McCain Foods USA Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
20M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
McCain Foods USA Inc. inside Cassia's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, McCain Foods USA Inc. reports the 2nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 99.8% of every pound reported in Cassia. 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 Idaho include Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Sioux Falls and Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Cassia's reported pounds (20.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- McCain Foods USA Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 3.7 million lb in 2022 to 4.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- McCain Foods USA Inc.'s air releases fell from 4.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 835 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- McCain Foods USA Inc.'s water releases rose from 3.7 million lb in 2022 to 4.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
McCain Foods USA Inc. Form-R facts
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See how McCain Foods USA Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
1178.4× more than the comparison
25% less than the comparison
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 McCain Foods USA Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 20.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 36% (3.6M lbs to 4.9M lbs).
McCain Foods USA Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows McCain Foods USA Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 36% 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 | 3.6M lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 3.9M lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 4.1M lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 3.7M lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 4.9M lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 20.2M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 11.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 3.2K lbs | - |
| Chromium | 0 lbs | - |
| Manganese | 0 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
McCain Foods USA Inc. · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to McCain Foods USA Inc.
Closest other reporters in Idaho - including Alto Magic Valley LLC, Tessenderlo Kerley Inc., Gossner Foods - Magic Valley Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 122 other reporting facilities in Idaho.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Idaho - e.g. Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Sioux Falls, Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel, Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility.
Compare beyond Idaho
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest McCain Foods USA Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (20.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Lyondell Chemical Co, Dagger Draw Gas Plant, Cerro Wire LLC. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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 McCain Foods USA Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including McCain Foods USA Inc, McCain Foods USA Inc, McCain Foods USA Inc.
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, Hydrogen sulfide, Chromium; nearby reporters include Alto Magic Valley LLC. McCain Foods USA Inc. 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 McCain Foods USA Inc. 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.
McCain Foods USA Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Burley, ID, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311411 · Food. 99.8% of Cassia TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lyondell Chemical Co (Δ 51.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
McCain Foods USA Inc. 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