EPA TRI Facility · Food
Smithfield Foods
Charlotte, NC · Parent: United Global Foods US Holdings Inc
- Total releases
- 11.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2020
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Smithfield Foods: how the 11.6K lbs splits
11.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 11.6K lbs 100.0%
Smithfield Foods's 11.6K 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: Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22).
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Smithfield Foods is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Charlotte, NC, in the food sector. It reported 11.6K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2020. That ranks 9,505 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Smithfield Foods is pounds #303 and chemical-count #560 at 11.6K lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bluedot-Readi-Mix-Exchange (plant #104); Jci Jones Chemicals Inc.; Blanchard Terminal Co - Charlotte East Nc Terminal; Nexeo Solutions LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside North Carolina: Kalsec Inc; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC Dba: Schenkel's Dairy; To-Ricos Ltd; Hiland Dairy Co. Other United Global Foods US Holdings Inc sites in this extract: Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Sioux Falls; Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel; Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete; Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp Smithfield, Va Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22).
Smithfield Foods stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 11.6K lbs (2020–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kalsec Inc and Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC Dba: Schenkel's Dairy.
Smithfield Foods vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
12K 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
Smithfield Foods: Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Smithfield Foods reports the 918th-largest volume (11.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Kalsec Inc and Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC Dba: Schenkel's Dairy.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Smithfield Foods's pounds in one chemical - here Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Smithfield Foods Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Smithfield Foods releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.6K lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2020). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) | 11.6K lbs | - |
Smithfield Foods · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Smithfield Foods
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Bluedot-Readi-Mix-Exchange (plant #104), Jci Jones Chemicals Inc., Blanchard Terminal Co - Charlotte East Nc Terminal, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Kalsec Inc, Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC Dba: Schenkel's Dairy, To-Ricos Ltd.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Smithfield Foods on cumulative reported pounds (11.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Hendrickson Trailer Suspension Systems, Sun Chemical Corp, Segerdahl Corp. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other United Global Foods US Holdings Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Sioux Falls, Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel, Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete.
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 Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22); nearby reporters include Bluedot-Readi-Mix-Exchange (plant #104). Smithfield Foods 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.
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This Smithfield Foods TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Smithfield Foods totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Charlotte, NC, latest year 2020. NAICS 311412 · Food. 0.1% of Mecklenburg TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hendrickson Trailer Suspension Systems (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Smithfield Foods stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22). 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