Schreiber Foods slapped with odor violation

The company’s explanation to DNR’s Notice of Excess Emissions was unsatisfactory, causing the department’s southwest regional office to upgrade the mark to a violation. The cheese-producing company had 15 days to explain the excess odor emission as a startup, shutdown or malfunction, none of which was accepted, a DNR news release said.

DNR Southwest Regional Office staff conducted an odor investigation Dec. 30 and later issued Schreiber Foods the odor notice.

Two odor problems were documented last year at Schreiber’s 127 Claxton Ave. plant. Green Bay, Wis.-based Schreiber Foods, a $2 billion enterprise, operates Missouri facilities in Carthage, Clinton, Monett and Mt. Vernon.

DNR said it would work with Schreiber to help the facility meet and maintain compliance standards.

DNR has cracked down on air-quality violations in southwest Missouri.

Earlier this month, poultry producer Moark received an odor violation at its Neosho composting facility. The composting area is located across the highway from Moark’s new poultry buildings that are now under construction and are designed to reduce odorous emissions.

Last year, the department slapped Renewable Environmental Solutions in Carthage with at least six violations and forced to temporarily close. RES, which produces fuel oil from turkey byproducts, also finds itself in court over the matter.