EPA TRI Facility · Food
Mead Johnson & Co LLC
Zeeland, MI · Parent: Mead Johnson & Co LLC
- Total releases
- 829.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Mead Johnson & Co LLC: how the 829.8K lbs splits
829.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 596.3K lbs 71.9%
- Air Releases 153.1K lbs 18.4%
- Off-site Transfers 80.4K lbs 9.7%
Mead Johnson & Co LLC's 829.8K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 71.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 18.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Mead Johnson & Co LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Zeeland, MI, in the food sector. It reported 138.6K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 829.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,453 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. Mead Johnson & Co LLC is pounds #48 and chemical-count #322 at 829.8K 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Howard Miller Co; Aurorium Zeeland LLC; Zeeland Farm Soya; Plascore Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Michigan: New Angus LLC; Ag Processing Inc a Cooperative (agp); Sanderson Farms Tyler Processing; Kellanova - Cary Bakery. Other Mead Johnson & Co LLC sites in this extract: Mead Johnson Nutrition. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Toluene; Nitric acid.
Mead Johnson & Co LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (71.9% water discharges) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 829.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include New Angus LLC and Ag Processing Inc a Cooperative (agp).
Mead Johnson & Co LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
830K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mead Johnson & Co LLC: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Mead Johnson & Co LLC reports the 191st-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 72.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include New Angus LLC and Ag Processing Inc a Cooperative (agp).
Concentrated means ≥60% of Mead Johnson & Co LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 72.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Mead Johnson & Co LLC's total reported releases fell from 184.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 138.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mead Johnson & Co LLC's off-site transfers fell from 25.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 186 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mead Johnson & Co LLC's water releases fell from 127.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 107.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mead Johnson & Co LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Mead Johnson & Co LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 829.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 20% (172.7K lbs to 138.6K lbs).
Mead Johnson & Co LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Mead Johnson & Co LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 20% 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 | 172.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 158.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 176.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 184.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 138.6K lbs | 3 |
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) | 597.8K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 231.3K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 723 lbs | - |
Mead Johnson & Co LLC · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mead Johnson & Co LLC
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Howard Miller Co, Aurorium Zeeland LLC, Zeeland Farm Soya, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. New Angus LLC, Ag Processing Inc a Cooperative (agp), Sanderson Farms Tyler Processing.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mead Johnson & Co LLC on cumulative reported pounds (829.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Plating Technology Inc. Dayton Plant, Church & Dwight Co Inc, US Doe Nnsa/nfo Nevada National Security Site. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International 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.
- Plating Technology Inc. Dayton Plant Dayton, OH · Fabricated Metals 829.1K lbs reported
- Church & Dwight Co Inc Colonial Heights, VA · Plastics and Rubber 829.0K lbs reported
- US Doe Nnsa/nfo Nevada National Security Site Mercury, NV · Other 828.8K lbs reported
- Amphenol Corp Sidney, NY · Computers and Electronic Products 828.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Mead Johnson & Co LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Mead Johnson Nutrition.
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), Toluene, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Howard Miller Co. Mead Johnson & Co LLC stamps MID volume · WATER 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 Mead Johnson & Co LLC TRI extract (MID · WATER · 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.
Mead Johnson & Co LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Zeeland, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311514 · Food. 5.3% of Ottawa TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Plating Technology Inc. Dayton Plant (Δ 693 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mead Johnson & Co LLC stamps MID volume · WATER 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