"A massive new doughnut plant producing about a million pastries a day is drawing complaints in Haverhill, where residents say an overpowering doughnut smell has been drifting into their homes for weeks. The issue came to light during a Dec. 19 Haverhill City Council meeting, when JT Couch, a representative for Creek Brook CML - the operator of Dunkin's largest manufacturing facility - asked for permission to store up to 19,000 gallons of edible shortening at the 30 Creek Brook Drive site."
""My house smells like doughnuts all the time for the last two months," said Sean Wilson, who lives nearby, at the meeting. "It's distracting, and it's heavy." Wilson said he isn't opposed to the scent itself, but wants answers about air quality and what residents may be breathing. He added that anyone walking near Tattersall Farm would be overwhelmed "by doughnut smell.""
"In response, Couch said, "We do take extreme measures to try to limit our air effluence." Couch said each fryer has a dedicated hood system with filters changed every 90 days and a cleaning service every 60 days. Additionally, all equipment is new and meets the latest OSHA air-quality standards. "The smell though - we make 1 million doughnuts a day," he said."
A massive doughnut manufacturing plant in Haverhill opened in October and produces about one million doughnuts daily to supply Dunkin. A Dec. 19 city council meeting included a request to store up to 19,000 gallons of edible shortening at the 30 Creek Brook Drive site. Nearby residents reported an overpowering doughnut odor drifting into homes for weeks, describing homes that "smell like doughnuts" and a "carnival smell with a fried dough." A councilor requested Health and Human Services and Inspectional Services inspections. The facility reported dedicated fryer hoods, filters changed every 90 days, cleaning every 60 days, new equipment meeting OSHA air-quality standards, and operation from about 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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