EPA TRI Facility · Food
Red Star Yeast Co LLC
Cedar Rapids, IA · Parent: Lesaffre International
- Total releases
- 994.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Red Star Yeast Co LLC: how the 994.7K lbs splits
994.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 591.0K lbs 59.4%
- Air Releases 402.5K lbs 40.5%
- Water Discharges 1.3K lbs 0.1%
Red Star Yeast Co LLC's 994.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 59.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 40.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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.
MID volume MIXED pathway CARC-MID
Red Star Yeast Co LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cedar Rapids, IA, in the food sector. It reported 248.7K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 994.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,303 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Iowa's 460 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Red Star Yeast Co LLC is pounds #32 and chemical-count #62 at 994.7K lbs. Climax Molybdenum Co leads reported pounds (16.4M lbs) at 5 chemicals (chemical-count #117). Helena Industries LLC leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (9.4K lbs, pounds #247). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bio Springer N.a. Corp.; Klinger Paint Co Inc; Adm Corn Processing; Pmx Industries Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Iowa: Kerry Ingredients & Flavours Inc.; Owensboro Grain Co LLC; Eagle Family Foods Group LLC; The Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Grayson. Other Lesaffre International sites in this extract: Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp.; Bio Springer N.a. Corp.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Acetaldehyde; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Selenium compounds.
Red Star Yeast Co LLC is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Cedar Rapids, IA: 994.7K lbs across 9 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, CARC-MID). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 59.4%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kerry Ingredients & Flavours Inc. and Owensboro Grain Co LLC.
Red Star Yeast Co LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
995K lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Red Star Yeast Co LLC in the Food sector extract
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Red Star Yeast Co LLC reports the 179th-largest volume, placing it in the top 9% of its sector. Scale peers outside Iowa include Kerry Ingredients & Flavours Inc. and Owensboro Grain Co LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Red Star Yeast Co LLC's total reported releases rose from 237.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 248.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Red Star Yeast Co LLC's water releases fell from 424 lb in 2022 to 148 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Red Star Yeast Co LLC's off-site transfers rose from 151.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 171.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Red Star Yeast Co LLC's air releases fell from 86.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 77.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Red Star Yeast Co LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Red Star Yeast Co LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 994.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 229% (75.7K lbs to 248.7K lbs).
Red Star Yeast Co LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Red Star Yeast Co LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 229% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 75.7K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 201.8K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 230.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 237.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 248.7K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 518.1K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 402.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 53.5K lbs | - |
| Selenium compounds | 12.6K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 7.8K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 102 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 78 lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 41 lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 18 lbs | - |
Red Star Yeast Co LLC in Linn
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Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Bio Springer N.a. Corp., Klinger Paint Co Inc, Adm Corn Processing, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Kerry Ingredients & Flavours Inc., Owensboro Grain Co LLC, Eagle Family Foods Group LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Red Star Yeast Co LLC on cumulative reported pounds (994.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Doosan Turbomachinery Services, Altivia Institute Facilities, Western Gas Resources Hilight Gas Plant. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. 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.
- Doosan Turbomachinery Services La Porte, TX · Machinery 994.7K lbs reported
- Altivia Institute Facilities Dunbar, WV · Chemicals 993.8K lbs reported
- Western Gas Resources Hilight Gas Plant Gillette, WY · Natural Gas Processing 993.2K lbs reported
- Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd Manati, PR · Chemicals 991.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
Other Lesaffre International Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Red Star Yeast LLC / Lesaffre Yeast Corp., Bio Springer N.a. Corp..
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, Acetaldehyde, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Selenium compounds; nearby reporters include Bio Springer N.a. Corp.. Red Star Yeast Co LLC stamps MID volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-MID 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 Red Star Yeast Co LLC TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-MID · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Red Star Yeast Co LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cedar Rapids, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311999 · Food. 8.1% of Linn TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Doosan Turbomachinery Services (Δ 52 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Red Star Yeast Co LLC stamps MID · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 59.4%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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