EPA TRI Facility · Food
Northern Star Co
Chaska, MN · Parent: Michael Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 0 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- -
TRACE volume NONE pathway CLEAN
Northern Star Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chaska, MN, in the food sector. That ranks 21,547 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Protech Interconnect Solutions LLC; McLaughlin Gormley King; Apex International; Lake Region Medical Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Minnesota: Koch Farms of Ashland Talladega Feed Mill; Peco Foods Inc - Gordo Feed Mill; M/j Feed Mill Al LLC; Aviagen Feed Processing Unit. Other Michael Foods Inc sites in this extract: M G Waldbaum; Mg Waldbaum Co; Mg Waldbaum Co; Papetti's Hygrade Egg Products Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid.
Northern Star Co is a TRACE-volume Form-R filer in Chaska, MN (Food): disclosures on file without reported release pounds through 2023. Silence on pounds is not a clearance finding. All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Koch Farms of Ashland Talladega Feed Mill and Peco Foods Inc - Gordo Feed Mill.
Northern Star Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
0 lbs 0th percentile higher than 0% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Northern Star Co: zero-pound Form-R filing
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Northern Star Co filed Form R disclosures without reporting any release volume, one of 1,979 Food facilities in this database. A zero total means nothing was reported under EPCRA Section 313, not that the site was assessed and found clean. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Koch Farms of Ashland Talladega Feed Mill and Peco Foods Inc - Gordo Feed Mill.
Zero-pound filings still appear in the TRI extract; they are not a clearance finding. Compare Protech Interconnect Solutions LLC before treating silence as clean.
Northern Star 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.
Emissions Trend Summary
Northern Star Co: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · NONE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Northern Star Co year-over-year reported totals. 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 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Northern Star Co in Carver
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Koch Farms of Ashland Talladega Feed Mill, Peco Foods Inc - Gordo Feed Mill, M/j Feed Mill Al LLC.
Other Michael Foods Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including M G Waldbaum, Mg Waldbaum Co, Mg Waldbaum 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; nearby reporters include Protech Interconnect Solutions LLC. Northern Star Co stamps TRACE volume · NONE 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 Northern Star Co TRI extract (TRACE · NONE · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Northern Star Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chaska, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311991 · Food. Pounds ≠ exposure.
Northern Star Co is a TRACE Form-R filer with no reported pounds in this extract. PlainEnviro renders the EPA row as filed - zero pounds is not a clearance finding. Corrections route through the 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