EPA TRI Facility · Food
Sunopta Grains & Foods
Alexandria, MN · Parent: Sunopta Inc
- Total releases
- 10.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Sunopta Grains & Foods: how the 10.8K lbs splits
10.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 10.8K lbs 100.0%
Sunopta Grains & Foods's 10.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers 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 OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Sunopta Grains & Foods is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Alexandria, MN, in the food sector. It reported 10.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 9,672 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Minnesota's 459 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Sunopta Grains & Foods is pounds #209 and chemical-count #363 at 10.8K lbs. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant leads reported pounds (21.5M lbs) at 24 chemicals (chemical-count #4). 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility leads chemical count at 72 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #8). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Alexandria Extrusion Co; 3M Co-Alexandria; Douglas Finishing; Long Prairie Packing Co. Similar-scale Food peers outside Minnesota: Rochelle Foods LLC; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.; Sensient Flavors LLC; Nestle Purina Petcare Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Sunopta Grains & Foods stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Rochelle Foods LLC and Tyson Fresh Meats Inc..
Sunopta Grains & Foods vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sunopta Grains & Foods: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Sunopta Grains & Foods reports the 933rd-largest volume (10.8K 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 Minnesota include Rochelle Foods LLC and Tyson Fresh Meats Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sunopta Grains & Foods's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sunopta Grains & Foods's total reported releases fell from 5.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sunopta Grains & Foods's off-site transfers fell from 5.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sunopta Grains & Foods Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sunopta Grains & Foods releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (1.6K lbs to 0 lbs).
Sunopta Grains & Foods: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Sunopta Grains & Foods year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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 | 1.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 2.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 1.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 5.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 1 |
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) | 10.8K lbs | - |
Sunopta Grains & Foods · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sunopta Grains & Foods
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Alexandria Extrusion Co, 3M Co-Alexandria, Douglas Finishing, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 458 other reporting facilities in Minnesota.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Rochelle Foods LLC, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc., Sensient Flavors LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sunopta Grains & Foods on cumulative reported pounds (10.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Icco Middelton, Quality Castings Co, Praxis Mid America. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
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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); nearby reporters include Alexandria Extrusion Co. Sunopta Grains & Foods stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Sunopta Grains & Foods TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · 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.
Sunopta Grains & Foods totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Alexandria, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311224 · Food. 3.3% of Douglas TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Icco Middelton (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sunopta Grains & Foods stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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