EPA TRI Facility · Food
Western Quality Foods LLC
Cedar City, UT · Parent: Dairy Farmers of America Inc
- Total releases
- 26.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Western Quality Foods LLC: how the 26.4K lbs splits
26.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 26.4K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 10 lbs <0.1%
Western Quality Foods LLC's 26.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Western Quality Foods LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cedar City, UT, in the food sector. It reported 6.4K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 26.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,602 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Utah's 220 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Western Quality Foods LLC is pounds #73 and chemical-count #124 at 26.4K lbs. Kennecott Utah Copper Mine Concentrators & Power Plant leads reported pounds (781.4M lbs) at 34 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Clean Harbors Aragonite LLC leads chemical count at 193 chemicals (13.3M lbs, pounds #6). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Staker & Parson- Cedar City Facility; Sunroc Corp - Cedar City; Bmca Cedar City LLC (bmca); American Pacific Corp Utah Operations. Similar-scale Food peers outside Utah: Pilgrim's Pride Guntersville Processing Plant; Fresno Cherry Avenue; Hanover Foods Corp; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Alta Dena Certified Dairy. Other Dairy Farmers of America Inc sites in this extract: Dairy Farmers of America Inc; Dairy Farmers of America Inc.; Dairiconcepts L.P.; Portales Dairy Products LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Western Quality Foods LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 26.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pilgrim's Pride Guntersville Processing Plant and Fresno Cherry Avenue.
Western Quality Foods LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
26K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Western Quality Foods LLC: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Western Quality Foods LLC reports the 762nd-largest volume (26.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Utah include Pilgrim's Pride Guntersville Processing Plant and Fresno Cherry Avenue.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Western Quality Foods LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Western Quality Foods LLC's total reported releases rose from 6.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Western Quality Foods LLC's air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 10 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Western Quality Foods LLC's off-site transfers rose from 6.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Western Quality Foods LLC Form-R facts
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See how Western Quality Foods LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
1535.5× more than the comparison
33% less than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Western Quality Foods LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 26.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 172% (2.4K lbs to 6.4K lbs).
Western Quality Foods LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Western Quality Foods LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 172% 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 | 2.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 4.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 7.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 6.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 6.4K 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) | 26.4K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 5 lbs | - |
Western Quality Foods LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Western Quality Foods LLC
Closest other reporters in Utah - including Staker & Parson- Cedar City Facility, Sunroc Corp - Cedar City, Bmca Cedar City LLC (bmca), ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Utah - e.g. Pilgrim's Pride Guntersville Processing Plant, Fresno Cherry Avenue, Hanover Foods Corp.
Compare beyond Utah
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Western Quality Foods LLC on cumulative reported pounds (26.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Aluminum Coil Anodizing Corp, Northwest Pipe Co, Ampine: a Div of Timber Products. 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 Dairy Farmers of America Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Dairy Farmers of America Inc, Dairy Farmers of America Inc., Dairiconcepts L.P..
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 Staker & Parson- Cedar City Facility. Western Quality Foods LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Western Quality Foods LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · 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.
Western Quality Foods LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cedar City, UT, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311511 · Food. 2.2% of Iron TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Aluminum Coil Anodizing Corp (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Western Quality Foods LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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