EPA TRI Facility · Food
Worthington Foods Inc
Zanesville, OH · Parent: Kellanova Manufacturing LLC
- Total releases
- 18.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Worthington Foods Inc: how the 18.9K lbs splits
18.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 12.3K lbs 65.2%
- Air Releases 6.6K lbs 34.8%
Worthington Foods Inc's 18.9K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 65.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 34.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Worthington Foods Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Zanesville, OH, in the food sector. It reported 3.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 18.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,360 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Ohio's 1,299 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Worthington Foods Inc is pounds #563 and chemical-count #801 at 18.9K lbs. Ineos Nitriles USA LLC leads reported pounds (42.4M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Heritage Thermal Services leads chemical count at 217 chemicals (431.4K lbs, pounds #116). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp - Zanesvi Lle Works; Casting Solutions Llc.; Plaskolite Llc.; Amg Vanadium LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Ohio: International Ingredient Corp; Jbs Tolleson; Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc/lehigh Valley; Lifeway Foods Inc. Other Kellanova Manufacturing LLC sites in this extract: Pringles Manufacturing; Kellanova - Cincinnati Bakery; Kellanova Manufacturing LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Worthington Foods Inc is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Zanesville, OH: 18.9K lbs across 2 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 65.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include International Ingredient Corp and Jbs Tolleson.
Worthington Foods Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
19K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Worthington Foods Inc: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Worthington Foods Inc reports the 820th-largest volume (18.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 65.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include International Ingredient Corp and Jbs Tolleson.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Worthington Foods Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 65.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Worthington Foods Inc's total reported releases fell from 4.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Worthington Foods Inc's air releases fell from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Worthington Foods Inc's off-site transfers fell from 2.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Worthington Foods Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Worthington Foods Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 18.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 3% (3.2K lbs to 3.1K lbs).
Worthington Foods Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Worthington Foods Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 3% 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 | 3.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 4.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 4.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 4.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 3.1K lbs | 2 |
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) | 12.3K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 6.6K lbs | - |
Worthington Foods Inc in Muskingum
Nearest TRI Facilities to Worthington Foods Inc
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp - Zanesvi Lle Works, Casting Solutions Llc., Plaskolite Llc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,298 other reporting facilities in Ohio.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. International Ingredient Corp, Jbs Tolleson, Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc/lehigh Valley.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Worthington Foods Inc on cumulative reported pounds (18.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Hudapack Metal Treating Inc, Gichner Systems Group Inc, Solvay USA Inc. - Midland Tx (WH27). 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.
- Hudapack Metal Treating Inc Elkhorn, WI · Fabricated Metals 18.9K lbs reported
- Gichner Systems Group Inc Dallastown, PA · Fabricated Metals 18.9K lbs reported
- Solvay USA Inc. - Midland Tx (WH27) Midland, TX · Chemicals 18.9K lbs reported
- Manitou Concrete- Dolomite Products Co Rochester, NY · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 18.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Kellanova Manufacturing LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Pringles Manufacturing, Kellanova - Cincinnati Bakery, Kellanova Manufacturing LLC.
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), Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp - Zanesvi Lle Works. Worthington Foods Inc 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 Worthington Foods Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · 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.
Worthington Foods Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Zanesville, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311999 · Food. 5.8% of Muskingum TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hudapack Metal Treating Inc (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Worthington Foods Inc stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 65.2%). 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