EPA TRI Facility · Food
Kerry Inc
Vesper, WI · Parent: Kerry Inc
- Total releases
- 11.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Kerry Inc: how the 11.8K lbs splits
11.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 11.7K lbs 99.7%
- Air Releases 40 lbs 0.3%
Kerry Inc's 11.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Kerry Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Vesper, WI, in the food sector. It reported 11.8K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 9,469 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wisconsin's 836 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Kerry Inc is pounds #376 and chemical-count #260 at 11.8K lbs. Mullins Cheese Inc leads reported pounds (11.2M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #319). Ppg Industries Inc-Oak Creek leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (2.2M lbs, pounds #16). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Water Quality Center; Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill; Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill; Sonoco Wisconsin Rapids. Similar-scale Food peers outside Wisconsin: West Liberty Foods Bolingbrook Il; To-Ricos Ltd; Associated Milk Producers Inc.; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC Dba: Schenkel's Dairy. Other Kerry Inc sites in this extract: Kerry Ingredients & Flavours Inc.; Kerry Inc.; Red Arrow Products Co LLC; Kerry Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid; Certain glycol ethers; Peracetic acid.
Kerry Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.7% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 11.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include West Liberty Foods Bolingbrook Il and To-Ricos Ltd.
Kerry Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
12K lbs Top 36% higher than 64% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kerry Inc: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Kerry Inc reports the 914th-largest volume (11.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 99.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include West Liberty Foods Bolingbrook Il and To-Ricos Ltd.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kerry Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 99.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kerry Inc's total reported releases fell from 10 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kerry Inc's air releases fell from 10 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kerry Inc 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 Kerry Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (6.0K lbs to 0 lbs).
Kerry Inc: 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 Kerry Inc 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 3.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 2.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 10 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 3 |
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) | 11.7K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 40 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 0 lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Kerry Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kerry Inc
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Water Quality Center, Wisconsin Rapids Pulp Mill, Wisconsin Rapids Paper Mill, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
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Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kerry Inc on cumulative reported pounds (11.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include West Liberty Foods Bolingbrook Il, Amz Manufacturing Corp, US Navy Naval Air Station Oceana Base. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Kerry Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Kerry Ingredients & Flavours Inc., Kerry Inc., Red Arrow Products Co 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, Certain glycol ethers, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Water Quality Center. Kerry Inc 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 Kerry Inc 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.
Kerry Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Vesper, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311514 · Food. 0.2% of Wood TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: West Liberty Foods Bolingbrook Il (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kerry Inc 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