EPA TRI Facility · Food
Ajinomoto Foods N.a.
Joplin, MO · Parent: Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc.
- Total releases
- 3.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ajinomoto Foods N.a.: how the 3.0K lbs splits
3.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.0K lbs 100.0%
Ajinomoto Foods N.a.'s 3.0K 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: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Ajinomoto Foods N.a. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Joplin, MO, in the food sector. It reported 15 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 3.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,105 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Missouri's 491 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ajinomoto Foods N.a. is pounds #299 and chemical-count #316 at 3.0K lbs. Buick Mine/mill leads reported pounds (48.2M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #66). Buzzi Unicem Usa-Cape Girardeau leads chemical count at 87 chemicals (904.5K lbs, pounds #44). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Lozier Corp; Modine Manufacturing Co; Able Manufacturing & Assembly LLC; Thermal Engineering International. Similar-scale Food peers outside Missouri: Safeway; Saputo Cheese USA Inc; J.g. Boswell Co - Kings Tomato; Avoca LLC. Other Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc. sites in this extract: Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc; Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Lead.
Ajinomoto Foods N.a. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Safeway and Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
Ajinomoto Foods N.a. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.0K lbs Top 47% higher than 53% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ajinomoto Foods N.a.: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Ajinomoto Foods N.a. reports the 1,080th-largest volume (3.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Missouri include Safeway and Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ajinomoto Foods N.a.'s pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ajinomoto Foods N.a.'s total reported releases fell from 726 lb in 2022 to 15 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ajinomoto Foods N.a.'s chemicals reported rose from 1 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ajinomoto Foods N.a.'s air releases fell from 726 lb in 2022 to 15 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ajinomoto Foods N.a. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ajinomoto Foods N.a. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 98% (825 lbs to 15 lbs).
Ajinomoto Foods N.a.: 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 Ajinomoto Foods N.a. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 98% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 825 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 743 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 725 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 726 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 15 lbs | 2 |
Ajinomoto Foods N.a. · AIR-pathway site
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Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ajinomoto Foods N.a. on cumulative reported pounds (3.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Safeway, Ajax Tocco Magnethermic Corp North Canton, Schawk Milwaukee. 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.
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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 Ammonia, Lead; nearby reporters include Lozier Corp. Ajinomoto Foods N.a. 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 Ajinomoto Foods N.a. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ajinomoto Foods N.a. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Joplin, MO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311411 · Food. 0.1% of Jasper TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Safeway (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ajinomoto Foods N.a. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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