EPA TRI Facility · Food
General Mills Operations LLC
Kansas City, MO · Parent: General Mills Inc
- Total releases
- 105.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
General Mills Operations LLC: how the 105.6K lbs splits
105.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 105.6K lbs 100.0%
General Mills Operations LLC's 105.6K 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: Sulfuryl fluoride.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
General Mills Operations LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kansas City, MO, in the food sector. It reported 23.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 105.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,473 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. General Mills Operations LLC is pounds #103 and chemical-count #279 at 105.6K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Dayton Superior (unitex); Cargill Inc; Northeast Generating Station; Paseo Cargill Energy LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Missouri: Lakeside Foods Inc.; Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp; Pilgrim's Pride Corp Broadway Facility; Zinpro Corp. Other General Mills Inc sites in this extract: General Mills Reed City Yoplait Plant; General Mills Operations Inc Yoplait Div; General Mills Inc; General Mills. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sulfuryl fluoride; Chlorine.
General Mills Operations LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 105.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lakeside Foods Inc. and Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp.
General Mills Operations LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
106K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
General Mills Operations LLC: Sulfuryl fluoride-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, General Mills Operations LLC reports the 484th-largest volume, placing it in the top 24.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Sulfuryl fluoride alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Missouri include Lakeside Foods Inc. and Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of General Mills Operations LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Sulfuryl fluoride at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- General Mills Operations LLC's total reported releases rose from 20.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- General Mills Operations LLC's air releases rose from 20.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
General Mills Operations LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How General Mills Operations LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 105.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 19% (19.4K lbs to 23.1K lbs).
General Mills Operations LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows General Mills Operations LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 19% 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: Sulfuryl fluoride.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 19.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 23.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 20.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 23.1K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Sulfuryl fluoride | 105.6K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 22 lbs | - |
General Mills Operations LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to General Mills Operations LLC
Closest other reporters in Missouri - including Dayton Superior (unitex), Cargill Inc, Northeast Generating Station, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Missouri - e.g. Lakeside Foods Inc., Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp, Pilgrim's Pride Corp Broadway Facility.
Compare beyond Missouri
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest General Mills Operations LLC on cumulative reported pounds (105.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Valero Partners West Memphis LLC, Oil City Iron Works Inc, Gabriel Phenoxies Inc. 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.
- Valero Partners West Memphis LLC West Memphis, AR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 105.6K lbs reported
- Oil City Iron Works Inc Corsicana, TX · Primary Metals 105.7K lbs reported
- Gabriel Phenoxies Inc Rock Hill, SC · Chemicals 105.5K lbs reported
- Guardian Industries - Carleton Carleton, MI · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 105.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other General Mills Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including General Mills Reed City Yoplait Plant, General Mills Operations Inc Yoplait Div, General Mills Inc.
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 Sulfuryl fluoride, Chlorine; nearby reporters include Dayton Superior (unitex). General Mills Operations LLC stamps MID 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.
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This General Mills Operations LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Sulfuryl fluoride) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
General Mills Operations LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kansas City, MO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311211 · Food. 1.3% of Jackson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: River Cement Co (dba Buzzi Unicem Usa) (Δ 26 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
General Mills Operations LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Sulfuryl fluoride. 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