EPA TRI Facility · Food
Leprino Foods Co
Remus, MI · Parent: Leprino Foods Co
- Total releases
- 1.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Leprino Foods Co: how the 1.3K lbs splits
1.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.3K lbs 100.0%
Leprino Foods Co's 1.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Leprino Foods Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Remus, MI, in the food sector. It reported 255 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 1.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,489 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. Leprino Foods Co is pounds #517 and chemical-count #516 at 1.3K 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: Agco Inc.; Electrolux Professional Group - Weidman; Parker Hannifin; Morbark LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Michigan: Tyson Poultry Inc. - Carthage Tx Processing Plant; Givaudan Flavors Corp; Nestle Purina Petcare Co; Tillamook County Creamery Assoc. Other Leprino Foods Co sites in this extract: Leprino Foods Co - Greeley; Leprino Foods Co; Leprino Foods Co; Leprino Foods Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Leprino Foods Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tyson Poultry Inc. - Carthage Tx Processing Plant and Givaudan Flavors Corp.
Leprino Foods Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.3K lbs 48th percentile higher than 48% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Leprino Foods Co: Nitric acid-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Leprino Foods Co reports the 1,154th-largest volume (1.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Tyson Poultry Inc. - Carthage Tx Processing Plant and Givaudan Flavors Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Leprino Foods Co's pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Leprino Foods Co Form-R facts
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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 Leprino Foods Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases held roughly flat (255 lbs to 255 lbs).
Leprino Foods Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Leprino Foods Co year-over-year reported totals (held roughly flat 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 255 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 255 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 255 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 255 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 255 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 0 lbs | - |
Leprino Foods Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Leprino Foods Co
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Agco Inc., Electrolux Professional Group - Weidman, Parker Hannifin, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Tyson Poultry Inc. - Carthage Tx Processing Plant, Givaudan Flavors Corp, Nestle Purina Petcare Co.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Leprino Foods Co on cumulative reported pounds (1.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Plainville Plating Co Inc, Star Iron Works Inc., Pratt & Whitney Amercon. 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.
- Plainville Plating Co Inc Plainville, CT · Fabricated Metals 1.3K lbs reported
- Star Iron Works Inc. Big Run, PA · Fabricated Metals 1.3K lbs reported
- Pratt & Whitney Amercon Middletown, PA · Transportation Equipment 1.3K lbs reported
- Jtekt Bearings Na LLC - Sylvania Ga. Sylvania, GA · Fabricated Metals 1.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Leprino Foods Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Leprino Foods Co - Greeley, Leprino Foods Co, Leprino Foods Co.
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 Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Agco Inc.. Leprino Foods Co stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Leprino Foods Co TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Leprino Foods Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Remus, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311513 · Food. 3.3% of Mecosta TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cal-Chem Metals Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Leprino Foods Co stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid. 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