EPA TRI Facility · Food
Lifeway Foods Inc
Morton Grove, IL · Parent: Lifeway Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 18.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Lifeway Foods Inc: how the 18.8K lbs splits
18.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 18.7K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 6 lbs <0.1%
Lifeway Foods Inc's 18.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Lifeway Foods Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Morton Grove, IL, in the food sector. It reported 4.5K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 18.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,391 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. Lifeway Foods Inc is pounds #354 and chemical-count #555 at 18.8K 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: Xylem Inc; Avery Dennison; Castwell Products; Regis Technologies Inc.. Similar-scale Food peers outside Illinois: Jbs Tolleson; Trouw Nutrition USA LLC; Clemens Food Group (hatfield Facility); Worthington Foods Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Lifeway Foods Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 18.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Jbs Tolleson and Trouw Nutrition USA LLC.
Lifeway Foods Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
19K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lifeway Foods Inc: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Lifeway Foods Inc reports the 822nd-largest volume (18.8K lbs). 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 Illinois include Jbs Tolleson and Trouw Nutrition USA LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Lifeway Foods 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
- Lifeway Foods Inc's total reported releases rose from 3.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lifeway Foods Inc's off-site transfers rose from 3.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lifeway Foods Inc Form-R facts
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See how Lifeway Foods Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
280.3× more than the comparison
60% 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 Lifeway Foods Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 18.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 33% (3.4K lbs to 4.5K lbs).
Lifeway Foods Inc: 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 Lifeway Foods Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 33% 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 | 3.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 3.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 3.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 3.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 4.5K 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) | 18.7K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 6 lbs | - |
Lifeway Foods Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lifeway Foods Inc
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Xylem Inc, Avery Dennison, Castwell Products, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Jbs Tolleson, Trouw Nutrition USA LLC, Clemens Food Group (hatfield Facility).
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lifeway Foods Inc on cumulative reported pounds (18.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Astronics Peco Group, Lockhart Chemical Co, US Army National Guard Fort Leonard Wood Ranges. 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.
- Astronics Peco Group Clackamas, OR · Transportation Equipment 18.8K lbs reported
- Lockhart Chemical Co Flint, MI · Petroleum 18.8K lbs reported
- US Army National Guard Fort Leonard Wood Ranges Fort Leonard Wood, MO · Other 18.8K lbs reported
- Pro Manufacturing Inc Albert Lea, MN · Fabricated Metals 18.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Xylem Inc. Lifeway Foods Inc 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 Lifeway Foods Inc 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.
Lifeway Foods Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Morton Grove, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311511 · Food. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Astronics Peco Group (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lifeway Foods Inc 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