EPA TRI Facility · Food

Danisco Sweeteners Inc

Thomson, IL · Parent: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc

Total releases
45.4K lbs
Chemicals reported
3
Carcinogens
1
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Danisco Sweeteners Inc: how the 45.4K lbs splits

45.4K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 45.3K lbs 99.9%
  • Land Disposal 41 lbs 0.1%

Danisco Sweeteners Inc's 45.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).

Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds

Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.

LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC

Danisco Sweeteners Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Thomson, IL, in the food sector. It reported 45.4K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 6,337 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Danisco Sweeteners Inc is pounds #257 and chemical-count #395 at 45.4K lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Metform L.L.C. Hot Formed Products Plant; Fci Thomson; Powerlab Inc; Elkay Plumbing Products Co. Similar-scale Food peers outside Illinois: Publix Lakeland Industrial Complex & Bakery; California Natural Color; Perdue Foods LLC - Rockingham Processing Plant; Pyco Industries Inc Avenue a Facility. Other International Flavors & Fragrances Inc sites in this extract: Pryor Solae; Gibson Solae; Danisco US Inc; Plaquemine Methocel. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nickel; Nitric acid.

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Danisco Sweeteners Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 45.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Publix Lakeland Industrial Complex & Bakery and California Natural Color.

#6,337 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Danisco Sweeteners Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

45K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Danisco Sweeteners Inc inside Carroll's TRI pounds

Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Danisco Sweeteners Inc reports the 648th-largest volume (45.4K lbs). This one site accounts for 28.5% of every pound reported in Carroll. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 99.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Publix Lakeland Industrial Complex & Bakery and California Natural Color.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of Carroll's reported pounds (158.9K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Danisco Sweeteners Inc's total reported releases fell from 9.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Danisco Sweeteners Inc's off-site transfers fell from 9.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Danisco Sweeteners Inc's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Danisco Sweeteners Inc Form-R facts

Sector
Food
LIGHT volume
45.4K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
TRACE-CARC chem count
3 · 1 carc.
Lead chemical
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

Compare this facility

See how Danisco Sweeteners Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Danisco Sweeteners Inc
45.4K lbs
Metform L.L.C. Hot Formed Products Plant
102.2K lbs

56% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Danisco Sweeteners Inc
3
Metform L.L.C. Hot Formed Products Plant
5

40% 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 Danisco Sweeteners Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 45.4K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 45.3K lbs (99.9%)
Land Disposal 41 lbs (0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (17.5K lbs to 0 lbs).

Danisco Sweeteners Inc: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Danisco Sweeteners Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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).

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 17.5K lbs 3
2020 9.9K lbs 3
2021 8.2K lbs 3
2022 9.7K lbs 3
2023 0 lbs 1

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 45.3K lbs -
Nickel 82 lbs Carcinogen
Nitric acid 0 lbs -

Danisco Sweeteners Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site

Thomson, IL
42.0025, -90.1082
County TRI context
Carroll · 28.5% of county pounds
Parent company
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc

Compare beyond Illinois

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Danisco Sweeteners Inc on cumulative reported pounds (45.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Fisher Diagnostics a Div of Fisher Scientific Co, Hard Chrome Inc., Nordson Extrusion Dies Industries LLC. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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), Nickel, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Metform L.L.C. Hot Formed Products Plant. Danisco Sweeteners Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Danisco Sweeteners Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · 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.

Danisco Sweeteners Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Thomson, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311221 · Food. 28.5% of Carroll TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Fisher Diagnostics a Div of Fisher Scientific Co (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Danisco Sweeteners Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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