EPA v. KRAFT FOODS INC.

Case summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) in the matter of Kraft Foods, Inc. (Kraft) for violations of its operating permit (Application No. 72110996): Specifically Kraft failed to comply with the hourly emission limit for volatile organic matter (VOM) in the operating permit for its Cocoa Pebbles line and to maintain accurate supporting data and calculations to support its records of the monthly and aggregate annual VOM emissions from the Cocoa Pebbles line for at least three years. The facility has come into compliance by shutting down the Cocoa Pebbles line and moving it to a different facility, where the VOM emissions are routed to a thermal oxidizer. The agreement also required Kraft to pay a civil penalty of $102,900.

Defendants (1)

• KRAFT FOODS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MONDELEZ GLOBAL LLC

  1555 W OGDEN AVE, NAPERVILLE, IL, 60540-3966

  Registry ID: 110000768722

Statutes cited

• CAA 502 — Operating Permits (Title V)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• KRAFT FOODS INC.entered 2010-07-12

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $102,900

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2010-07-12Final Order Issued
• 2010-07-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2010-08-02Enforcement Action Data Entered