EPA TRI Facility · Food
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured
Rockford, IL · Parent: Dairy Farmers of America Inc
- Total releases
- 6.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured: how the 6.5K lbs splits
6.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 6.5K lbs 99.7%
- Air Releases 20 lbs 0.3%
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured's 6.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rockford, IL, in the food sector. It reported 4.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 6.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,676 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. Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured is pounds #464 and chemical-count #587 at 6.5K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Arntzen Corp; K & J Finishing; Target Laser & Machining Inc; Ingersoll Machine Tools. Similar-scale Food peers outside Illinois: H. P. Hood LLC; West Liberty Foods Mount Pleasant; Safeway Tempe Milk Plant; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars. Other Dairy Farmers of America Inc sites in this extract: Dairy Farmers of America Inc; Dairy Farmers of America Inc.; Dairiconcepts L.P.; Portales Dairy Products LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.7% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 6.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include H. P. Hood LLC and West Liberty Foods Mount Pleasant.
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.5K lbs Top 41% higher than 59% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured reports the 995th-largest volume (6.5K lbs). 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 H. P. Hood LLC and West Liberty Foods Mount Pleasant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 99.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured's total reported releases rose from 2.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured's air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 20 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured's off-site transfers rose from 2.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured Form-R facts
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14.3× more than the comparison
50% 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 Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured year-over-year reported totals. 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 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 2.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 4.3K 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) | 6.5K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 10 lbs | - |
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Arntzen Corp, K & J Finishing, Target Laser & Machining Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. H. P. Hood LLC, West Liberty Foods Mount Pleasant, Safeway Tempe Milk Plant.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured on cumulative reported pounds (6.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include General Shale Brick Inc Plant 35 & 36, Fiber Composites LLC, Bodycote Thermal Processing 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.
- General Shale Brick Inc Plant 35 & 36 Roanoke, VA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 6.5K lbs reported
- Fiber Composites LLC New London, NC · Plastics and Rubber 6.5K lbs reported
- Bodycote Thermal Processing Inc Indianapolis, IN · Fabricated Metals 6.5K lbs reported
- Esschem Inc. Linwood, PA · Chemicals 6.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Dairy Farmers of America Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Dairy Farmers of America Inc, Dairy Farmers of America Inc., Dairiconcepts L.P..
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 Arntzen Corp. Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured stamps LIGHT 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 Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured TRI extract (LIGHT · 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.
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rockford, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311511 · Food. 0.2% of Winnebago TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: General Shale Brick Inc Plant 35 & 36 (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Cultured stamps LIGHT 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