LIFEWAY FOODS, INC. is a refrigerated warehousing and storage employer in NILES, IL. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 2 violations and $8,066 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 3, 2026.
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.
6101 GROSS POINT ROAD, NILES, IL, 60714
Parent: Lifeway Foods, Inc. (4 locations)
493120 — Top companies in Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
Part of a larger organization
LIFEWAY FOODS, INC. is one of 4 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Lifeway Foods, Inc.. Lifeway Foods, Inc. is a SEC public reporter (LWAY), with most recent reported revenue of $212M.
Federal enforcement records on LIFEWAY FOODS, INC. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Lifeway Foods, Inc. across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other establishments operated by Lifeway Foods, Inc.
- LIFEWAY FOODS, INC. — MORTON GROVE, IL — 2 federal records
- Fresh Made Inc — Philadelphia, PA — 1 federal record
- LIFEWAY WISCONSIN, INC. — WAUKESHA, WI — 1 federal record
Other employers in Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage within IL
- UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, INC. — MINOOKA — 3 federal records
- INLAND COLD STORAGE — UNIVERSITY PARK — 2 federal records
- COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION — MORRIS — 2 federal records
- LINEAGE LOGISTICS, LLC — BATAVIA — 2 federal records
- ASHLAND COLD STORAGE CO. — CHICAGO — 2 federal records
- MILLARD REFRIGERATED SERVICES, INC. — GENEVA — 2 federal records
- LA GROU WEST CHICAGO CORPORATION — WEST CHICAGO — 2 federal records
- SUMMIT COLD STORAGE CORPORATION — SUMMIT — 2 federal records
- LINEAGE LOGISTICS, LLC — BEDFORD PARK — 2 federal records
- DUTCH FARMS, INC. — CHICAGO — 2 federal records
Industry context
Within the refrigerated warehousing and storage industry in IL, LIFEWAY FOODS, INC. ranks in the 70th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 829 comparable establishments.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 89th percentile of the same peer group.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3.4 for the refrigerated warehousing and storage sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.9.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- LIFEWAY FOODS, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 2 violations and $8,066 in total penalties.
- How does LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- LIFEWAY FOODS, INC. operates in the refrigerated warehousing and storage industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.4.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on LIFEWAY FOODS, INC. of NILES, IL from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, NLRB labor relations cases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026. LIFEWAY FOODS, INC. resolves to the parent rollup Lifeway Foods, Inc., which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.
This profile may be incomplete if LIFEWAY FOODS, INC.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.