EPA TRI Facility · Food
Gerber Products Co
Fremont, MI · Parent: Nestle USA Inc
- Total releases
- 17.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Gerber Products Co: how the 17.7K lbs splits
17.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 17.7K lbs 100.0%
Gerber Products Co's 17.7K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume LAND pathway CLEAN
Gerber Products Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fremont, MI, in the food sector. It reported 3.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 17.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,516 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Gerber Products Co is pounds #322 and chemical-count #473 at 17.7K lbs. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Magna Mirrors Corp-Newaygo; Harbisonwalker International Inc; Eagle Alloy Inc.; Barber Steel Foundry Corporation. Similar-scale Food peers outside Michigan: American Italian Pasta Co; Del Dee Foods Inc; Land O Lakes - Orland; Mar-Jac Poultry Inc-Gainesville Plant. Other Nestle USA Inc sites in this extract: Nestle Usa-Prepared Foods Div Inc; Gerber Products Co; Nestle USA Inc Beverage Div; Nestle USA Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Gerber Products Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant LAND pathway (100.0% land disposal) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 17.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include American Italian Pasta Co and Del Dee Foods Inc.
Gerber Products Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
18K lbs Top 33% higher than 67% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Gerber Products Co: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Gerber Products Co reports the 833rd-largest volume (17.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include American Italian Pasta Co and Del Dee Foods Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Gerber Products Co's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Gerber Products Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Gerber Products Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 17.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 30% (4.4K lbs to 3.1K lbs).
Gerber Products Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Gerber Products Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 30% 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 | 4.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 4.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 3.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 3.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 3.1K 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) | 17.7K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Gerber Products Co · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Gerber Products Co
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Magna Mirrors Corp-Newaygo, Harbisonwalker International Inc, Eagle Alloy Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. American Italian Pasta Co, Del Dee Foods Inc, Land O Lakes - Orland.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Gerber Products Co on cumulative reported pounds (17.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Kawneer Co Inc., Lippert Components, Phillips 66 Co Oklahoma City Products Terminal. 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.
- Kawneer Co Inc. Cranberry Township, PA · Fabricated Metals 17.7K lbs reported
- Lippert Components Rialto, CA · Machinery 17.7K lbs reported
- Phillips 66 Co Oklahoma City Products Terminal Oklahoma City, OK · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 17.7K lbs reported
- Pecos Gas Processing Plant Pecos, TX · Natural Gas Processing 17.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Nestle USA Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Nestle Usa-Prepared Foods Div Inc, Gerber Products Co, Nestle USA Inc Beverage Div.
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 Magna Mirrors Corp-Newaygo. Gerber Products Co stamps LIGHT volume · LAND 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.
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This Gerber Products Co TRI extract (LIGHT · LAND · 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.
Gerber Products Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fremont, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311422 · Food. 10.4% of Newaygo TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kawneer Co Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Gerber Products Co stamps LIGHT volume · LAND 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