EPA TRI Facility · Food
Shearers Food LLC
Bristol, VA · Parent: Shearer's Foods
- Total releases
- 8.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Shearers Food LLC: how the 8.3K lbs splits
8.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 8.3K lbs 99.6%
- Air Releases 31 lbs 0.4%
Shearers Food LLC's 8.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Shearers Food LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bristol, VA, in the food sector. It reported 10 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 8.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,211 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Shearers Food LLC is pounds #193 and chemical-count #231 at 8.3K lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Associated Asphalt Bristol LLC; Strongwell Corp Bristol; Line Power; Federal Pacific. Similar-scale Food peers outside Virginia: Upstate Niagara Cooperative Inc.; Daybrook Fisheries Inc; Indiana Packers Corp; Nestle Purina Petcare. Other Shearer's Foods sites in this extract: Shearer's Foods; Barrel O'Fun Snack Foods Co; Shearer's Foods. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese compounds; Nitric acid.
Shearers Food LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.6% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Upstate Niagara Cooperative Inc. and Daybrook Fisheries Inc.
Shearers Food LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.3K lbs Top 39% higher than 61% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Shearers Food LLC: Manganese compounds-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Shearers Food LLC reports the 965th-largest volume (8.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese compounds alone is 99.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include Upstate Niagara Cooperative Inc. and Daybrook Fisheries Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Shearers Food LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese compounds at 99.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Shearers Food LLC Form-R facts
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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 Shearers Food LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (4.3K lbs to 10 lbs).
Shearers Food 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 Shearers Food LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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: Manganese compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 4.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 7 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 10 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese compounds | 8.3K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 31 lbs | - |
Shearers Food LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Shearers Food LLC
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Associated Asphalt Bristol LLC, Strongwell Corp Bristol, Line Power, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 433 other reporting facilities in Virginia.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Upstate Niagara Cooperative Inc., Daybrook Fisheries Inc, Indiana Packers Corp.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Shearers Food LLC on cumulative reported pounds (8.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include 3M Co-Detroit, Mobil Oil Mariana Islands Inc (saipan Terminal), Nitto Denko Avecia 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.
- 3M Co-Detroit Detroit, MI · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 8.3K lbs reported
- Mobil Oil Mariana Islands Inc (saipan Terminal) Saipan, MP · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 8.3K lbs reported
- Nitto Denko Avecia Inc. Milford, MA · Chemicals 8.3K lbs reported
- US Penitentiary Canaan Waymart, PA · Other 8.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Shearer's Foods Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Shearer's Foods, Barrel O'Fun Snack Foods Co, Shearer's Foods.
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 Manganese compounds, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Associated Asphalt Bristol LLC. Shearers Food 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 Shearers Food LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Manganese compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Shearers Food LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bristol, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311919 · Food. 2.0% of Washington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: 3M Co-Detroit (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Shearers Food LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Manganese compounds. 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