{"url_path":"/sec/unfi/10-q/2026/item-1","section_key":"item-1","section_title":"Item 1 Legal Proceedings","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-Q","doc_date":"2026-03-10","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020859/0001020859-26-000006-index.html","accession_number":"0001020859-26-000006","cik":"0001020859","ticker":"UNFI","issuer_name":"UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020859/0001020859-26-000006-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001020859","primary_entity_name":"UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC"},"word_count":226,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 1. Legal Proceedings\n\nFrom time to time, we are involved in routine litigation or other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business, including investigations and claims regarding employment law including wage and hour, pension plans, unfair labor practices, labor union disputes, supplier, customer and service provider contract terms, product liability, real estate and antitrust. Other than as set forth in Note 15—Commitments, Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which is incorporated herein, there are no pending material legal proceedings to which we are a party or to which our property is subject.\n\nEnvironmental Matter\n\nOn December 31, 2024, the Company received a Notice of Potential Violation and Opportunity to Confer (“Notice”) from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Region VI alleging violations of the Federal Clean Air Act Section 112(r) at one of the Company’s distribution centers. The alleged violations stem from an EPA inspection of the facility in December 2023. The Company conferred with the EPA and provided additional information with respect to the alleged violations and the Company’s corrective actions. On October 10, 2025, the Company entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order with the EPA and agreed to pay a monetary penalty of approximately $540,000, which the Company paid in the second quarter of fiscal 2026."}