EPA TRI Facility · Food

Wisconsin Cheese Group

Monticello, WI · Parent: Sabrosura Foods

Total releases
127.7K lbs
Chemicals reported
3
Latest report
2023
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Wisconsin Cheese Group: how the 127.7K lbs splits

127.7K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 127.7K lbs 100.0%

Wisconsin Cheese Group's 127.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).

MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN

Wisconsin Cheese Group is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Monticello, WI, in the food sector. It reported 73.7K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 127.7K lbs in total across its 2021-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,071 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. Wisconsin Cheese Group is pounds #137 and chemical-count #334 at 127.7K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Federal Industries; Wisconsin Cheese Group; Monroe Truck Equipment; Badger State Ethanol LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Wisconsin: Consolidated Catfish Co LLC; Ab Mauri Fleischmann's; H.p.hood LLC; Fgf LLC. Other Sabrosura Foods sites in this extract: Wisconsin Cheese Group. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Peracetic acid; Nitric acid.

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Wisconsin Cheese Group stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 127.7K lbs (2021–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Consolidated Catfish Co LLC and Ab Mauri Fleischmann's.

#4,071 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Wisconsin Cheese Group vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

128K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Wisconsin Cheese Group: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume

Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Wisconsin Cheese Group reports the 448th-largest volume, placing it in the top 22.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Consolidated Catfish Co LLC and Ab Mauri Fleischmann's.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Wisconsin Cheese Group's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Wisconsin Cheese Group's total reported releases rose from 54.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 73.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Wisconsin Cheese Group's chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Wisconsin Cheese Group's off-site transfers rose from 54.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 73.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Wisconsin Cheese Group Form-R facts

Sector
Food
MID volume
127.7K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CLEAN chem count
3
Lead chemical
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

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See how Wisconsin Cheese Group stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Wisconsin Cheese Group
127.7K lbs
Federal Industries
107 lbs

1193.7× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Wisconsin Cheese Group
3
Federal Industries
3

About the same as 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 Wisconsin Cheese Group releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 127.7K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 127.7K lbs (100.0%)
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Wisconsin Cheese Group: annual Form-R pounds

MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2021–2023

million lbs

What this shows Wisconsin Cheese Group year-over-year reported totals. 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).

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2021 0 lbs 1
2022 54.0K lbs 2
2023 73.7K lbs 3

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2021–2023). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 127.7K lbs -
Peracetic acid 0 lbs -
Nitric acid 0 lbs -

Wisconsin Cheese Group · OFFSITE-pathway site

Monticello, WI
42.7488, -89.5935
County TRI context
Green · 20.9% of county pounds
Parent company
Sabrosura Foods

Compare beyond Wisconsin

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Wisconsin Cheese Group on cumulative reported pounds (127.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Excello Fabric Finishers Inc, Lake Road Station, Vopak Logistics Services USA Inc Deer Park. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

Other Sabrosura Foods Facilities

Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Wisconsin Cheese Group.

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), Peracetic acid, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Federal Industries. Wisconsin Cheese Group stamps MID 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.

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This Wisconsin Cheese Group TRI extract (MID · 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.

Wisconsin Cheese Group totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Monticello, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2021–2023 (3 years). NAICS 311513 · Food. 20.9% of Green TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Excello Fabric Finishers Inc (Δ 13 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Wisconsin Cheese Group stamps MID 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