EPA TRI Facility · Food
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp
Kinston, NC · Parent: United Global Foods US Holdings Inc
- Total releases
- 6.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2022
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp: how the 6.8K lbs splits
6.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 3.9K lbs 56.8%
- Air Releases 2.9K lbs 43.2%
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp's 6.8K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 56.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 43.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Sodium nitrite.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kinston, NC, in the food sector. It reported 1.2K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2022, and 6.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 10,601 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 Packaged Meats Corp is pounds #339 and chemical-count #424 at 6.8K 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: Sanderson Farms Inc; Lenox Inc-Lenoir; Masterbrand Cabinets LLC - Kinston Operations; S&w Kinston Plant. Similar-scale Food peers outside North Carolina: Brakebush Brothers Inc; Tyson Prepared Foods - Hutchinson Plant; West Liberty Foods Mount Pleasant; Cobb-Vantress Inc - Feed Mill. 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: Sodium nitrite; Ammonia.
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Kinston, NC: 6.8K lbs across 2 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 56.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Brakebush Brothers Inc and Tyson Prepared Foods - Hutchinson Plant.
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
6.8K lbs Top 41% higher than 59% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp in the Food sector extract
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp reports the 990th-largest volume (6.8K lbs). Scale peers outside North Carolina include Brakebush Brothers Inc and Tyson Prepared Foods - Hutchinson Plant.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases increased by 79% (696 lbs to 1.2K lbs).
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 79% from 2019 to 2022). 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: Sodium nitrite.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 696 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 3.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 1.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 1.2K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Sodium nitrite | 3.9K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 2.9K lbs | - |
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp in Lenoir
Nearest TRI Facilities to Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Sanderson Farms Inc, Lenox Inc-Lenoir, Masterbrand Cabinets LLC - Kinston Operations, 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. Brakebush Brothers Inc, Tyson Prepared Foods - Hutchinson Plant, West Liberty Foods Mount Pleasant.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp on cumulative reported pounds (6.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Baerlocher USA, Morbark LLC, US Nasa John F Kennedy Space Center. 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.
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 Sodium nitrite, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Sanderson Farms Inc. Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Sodium nitrite) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kinston, NC, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 311612 · Food. 0.8% of Lenoir TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Draka Elevator Product Inc. (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 56.8%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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