Dog or cat food, put up for retail sale · 7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_subdivision_first	all shared and multifunctional processes	Avoid allocation by subdivision, separate metering, batch records, or direct assignment whenever the input, output, waste, or emission can be attributed to one product or production line.	eu-recommendation-2021-2279; fao-leap-feed-2016
allocation_route_specific	dry, wet, and semi-moist lines	Keep route-specific processing separate. Do not allocate dry-route burdens to wet products or wet-route burdens to dry products unless a measured shared process demonstrably serves both.	fediaf-pet-food-pefcr-2025
allocation_shared_utilities	shared electricity, fuel, water, sanitation, and support services	Use product-specific meters or operating records first. When direct assignment is unavailable, allocate shared manufacturing utilities by conforming net production mass over the same site and period and disclose the products included.	fediaf-pet-food-pefcr-2025
allocation_physical_causality	shared processes not represented by production mass	Use another physical parameter only when it explains the causal use of the shared process, and document the parameter, period, and reconciliation to the site total.	fao-leap-feed-2016
allocation_economic_fallback	multifunctional outputs without defensible physical causality	Use economic allocation only after subdivision and physical causality are shown not to be feasible; disclose prices, averaging period, coproduct grouping, and a sensitivity assessment for comparative use.	fao-leap-feed-2016
allocation_rework_and_waste	rework, residues, and waste	Internal rework carries its existing burdens and receives no new coproduct credit. Include collection, transport, and treatment burdens for waste leaving the system; do not assign avoided-burden credits unless a downstream study explicitly applies a compatible system-expansion rule.	fao-leap-feed-2016; eu-recommendation-2021-2279

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Data Collection Protocols

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_formula_materials	formulation_preparation	Ingredient and feed-material inputs	Batch formulation and material issue records	material id; supplier; origin; lot; as-received mass; moisture or dry matter when available; returned quantity	Reconcile approved recipe, warehouse issues, returns, and batch records	kg	Each batch	Representative production period, normally at least 12 consecutive months or a justified seasonal campaign	Every site and line in dataset scope	Sum net issued mass by material and divide by conforming net output	Signed batch records; inventory reconciliation; supplier specifications
cp_process_water	formulation_preparation; dry_route_processing; wet_route_processing	Added and process water	Meter and batch records	meter id; opening and closing reading; batch id; process; quantity; recirculated quantity	Read calibrated meters or documented batch dosing systems	m3 or kg	Continuous or each batch	Same period as product output	Each included site and process line	Subtract separately metered recirculation when appropriate and normalize net supplied water to output	Meter calibration; dosing records; water balance
cp_energy_carriers	dry_route_processing; wet_route_processing; retail_packaging; site_support_losses	Electricity, fuels, steam, and on-site generation	Meter, invoice, and fuel-stock records	carrier; meter; quantity; unit; supplier; generation; export; line or site; period	Collect line meters where available and reconcile to site invoices and stock change	kWh, MJ, kg, or m3	Continuous, monthly, or each delivery	Same period as product output and representative of normal operation	Every included site with line and shared-site separation	Directly assign line meters; allocate reconciled shared remainder under Section 7	Calibration; invoices; meter hierarchy; energy balance
cp_packaging_materials	wet_route_processing; retail_packaging	Packaging inputs and losses	Packaging bill of materials and issue records	component id; material; packaging level; item count; mass per item; issued mass; returned mass; scrap	Combine product packaging specification with issued quantities and verified sample or supplier mass	item and kg	Each packaging run or batch	Same period as product output	Every packaging configuration in scope	Convert item counts to mass, subtract verified returns, and normalize to net product output	Approved packaging specification; sample-weighing record; inventory reconciliation
cp_product_quality_yield	dry_route_processing; wet_route_processing; retail_packaging	Conforming output and product qualifiers	Batch yield, laboratory, and label records	species; feeding purpose; life stage; route; product mass; unit count; net content; moisture; metabolizable energy; release status	Collect released-batch weights and quality results using documented methods	kg; percent moisture; kcal ME/kg	Each released batch	Same period as inventory inputs	Every product family, route, and site in scope	Sum conforming released net content; keep rejected product out of denominator	Calibrated scales; laboratory report; approved label; batch-release record
cp_batch_yield_losses	formulation_preparation; dry_route_processing; wet_route_processing; retail_packaging	Transfers, rework, and manufacturing losses	Batch mass-balance and waste records	input mass; transfer mass; conforming output; rework in and out; loss mass; waste type; destination	Reconcile adjacent process transfers and weigh losses by disposition	kg	Each batch with period reconciliation	Same period as product output	Every included line and site	Aggregate without double counting internal transfers or rework and normalize external losses to output	Batch reconciliation; scale records; waste tickets; rework ledger
cp_sanitation_records	site_support_losses	Sanitation water and materials	Cleaning schedules, dosing logs, and material issues	area or equipment; cleaning event; water; chemical id; concentration; issued quantity; recovery	Collect automated cleaning-system records or signed sanitation logs and material issues	m3 and kg	Each cleaning event	Same period as product output	All shared and line-specific sanitation in scope	Directly assign line events; allocate shared events under Section 7	Dosing calibration; cleaning log; chemical inventory reconciliation
cp_wastewater_waste	site_support_losses	Wastewater and solid or hazardous waste	Discharge meters, analytical reports, and waste shipment records	waste id; quantity; water volume; pollutant load; treatment route; carrier; destination	Collect metered discharge and weighed shipment records; reconcile on-site treatment transfers	m3 and kg	Continuous, each shipment, or permit interval	Same period as product output	Every included site	Sum by waste identity and treatment route; prevent duplication between generation and treatment output	Meter calibration; laboratory analysis; manifests; contractor receipts
cp_direct_emissions	formulation_preparation; dry_route_processing; wet_route_processing; site_support_losses	Direct elementary emissions	Monitoring, permit, fuel, refrigerant, and engineering records	pollutant; compartment; measured concentration or factor; activity; calculation method; period	Prefer direct monitoring; otherwise use documented mass balance or engineering calculation tied to collected activity	kg pollutant	Monitoring or reporting interval	Same period as product output	Every emitting source in dataset scope	Calculate pollutant mass, reconcile with permits, and allocate only shared sources under Section 7	Calibration; laboratory report; permit filing; calculation workbook

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_reference_normalization	all inventory rows	normalized amount = period or batch amount / conforming net pet-food output	collected amount; conforming net output mass	amount per 1 kg reference product	fediaf-pet-food-pefcr-2025
calc_packaging_mass	packaging item records	packaging mass = issued item count × verified mass per item, less returned conforming items; reconcile the result to packaging inventory issues	item count; mass per item; returns; issued mass	kg packaging per 1 kg net pet-food output	fediaf-pet-food-pefcr-2025
calc_energy_conversion	fuels and purchased thermal energy	carrier energy = collected carrier quantity × documented lower heating value or supplier energy content; preserve original quantity and factor	carrier quantity; conversion factor; factor source	MJ by carrier and original carrier quantity	eu-recommendation-2021-2279
calc_shared_allocation	shared-site inputs and emissions	allocated amount = reconciled shared total × selected physical allocation share; conforming production mass is the default share unless another causal parameter is justified	shared total; product outputs; allocation parameter	allocated amount per product family	fediaf-pet-food-pefcr-2025; fao-leap-feed-2016
calc_mass_balance	each process and overall manufacturing system	mass-balance residual = total material inputs + internal transfers in − conforming outputs − internal transfers out − measured rework stock change − measured wastes − measured direct mass emissions	ingredient, water, packaging, transfer, output, rework, waste, and emission records	disclosed residual and reconciliation status	eu-recommendation-2021-2279
calc_daily_ration_equivalence	downstream complete pet-food PEF use	daily-ration mass = declared daily metabolizable-energy requirement / measured or substantiated product metabolizable-energy density	daily energy requirement; kcal ME/kg; target species and body-weight basis	kg product per declared daily ration	fediaf-pet-food-pefcr-2025; fediaf-nutritional-guidelines-2024

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_product_identity	reference product	Preserve product, species, complete or complementary status, life stage, route, moisture, metabolizable-energy method, net content, recipe or product family, packaging, site, geography, and reporting period.	Approved specification, label, and batch-release record
dq_primary_foreground	site-controlled processes	Use primary site- or supply-chain-specific data for processes under the manufacturer's control or direct influence; explain every secondary-data substitution.	Meters, invoices, batch records, engineering records, and substitution log
dq_temporal_representativeness	all foreground records	Cover a period representative of normal production and disclose shutdowns, trials, abnormal losses, seasonal campaigns, and excluded batches.	Production calendar and coverage reconciliation
dq_completeness	material and energy inventory	Reconcile purchased and issued materials, energy, water, product output, rework, packaging, waste, wastewater, and direct emissions to site totals; missing flows are data gaps, not zero values.	Mass, energy, water, and waste reconciliation
dq_route_separation	wet, dry, and semi-moist products	Separate route-specific lines and meters or document the allocation of shared processes; do not merge unlike routes without preserving their technology shares.	Line mapping, meter hierarchy, and allocation workbook
dq_geography_technology	upstream links	Use supplier, geographic, and technology information at the most specific available level and disclose proxy datasets.	Supplier records and background-dataset mapping
dq_measurement_quality	measured values	Retain calibration, sampling, laboratory method, estimation formula, and responsible record for every material measurement or calculation.	Calibration certificates, laboratory reports, and calculation files
dq_reviewability	dataset package	Keep raw records, transformations, allocation parameters, exclusions, and reconciliation results traceable from each normalized row to its evidence.	Audit trail and reviewer sign-off

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
val_reference_output	reference flow	The normalized conforming output shall equal 1 kg net pet-food content, packaging shall be separate, and all inventory rows shall use a declared conversion to that reference.	fediaf-pet-food-pefcr-2025; eu-regulation-767-2009
val_required_qualifiers	product identity	All Required qualifiers in Section 3 shall be present and internally consistent with product, batch, label, and process-route records.	eu-regulation-767-2009; fediaf-nutritional-guidelines-2024
val_feeding_purpose	complete and complementary product claims	A complete product shall be identified as sufficient for a daily ration; a complementary product shall identify the other feed or feeding context needed and shall not be represented as a complete daily ration by itself.	eu-regulation-767-2009; fediaf-nutritional-guidelines-2024
val_route_processes	process map	Include the dry-route process only when applicable and the wet-route process only when applicable; at least one declared route-specific process shall connect preparation to retail-ready output.	fediaf-recipes-processing
val_packaging_reconciliation	packaging inventory	Packaging components by material and level shall reconcile to the declared retail configuration and wet-route primary packaging shall not be counted again in final packaging.	fediaf-pet-food-pefcr-2025
val_mass_balance	each process and overall manufacturing	Report the mass-balance residual and investigate material residuals using the declared measurement uncertainty and missing-flow review; do not force closure by assigning an unexplained residual to waste.	eu-recommendation-2021-2279
val_energy_reconciliation	energy inventory	Route-specific plus allocated shared energy shall reconcile to site totals by carrier and period; on-site generation, own use, export, and contractual electricity instruments shall be disclosed separately.	fediaf-pet-food-pefcr-2025
val_rework_no_double_count	rework and same-category inputs	Internal rework shall appear as a linked internal transfer without duplicate upstream burdens, while purchased same-category input shall have a separate upstream dataset.	eu-recommendation-2021-2279
val_allocation_disclosure	shared processes and coproducts	Every allocated row shall identify the allocation rule, denominator, products included, period, and reconciliation to the unallocated total.	fao-leap-feed-2016; fediaf-pet-food-pefcr-2025
val_data_source_coverage	external and background evidence	Every external method rule shall cite a listed source and every purchased material or service shall have an upstream dataset reference or an explicit unresolved data gap.	eu-recommendation-2021-2279
val_daily_ration_use	downstream PEF interpretation	A complete-meal comparison shall use product-specific metabolizable-energy density and a declared species/body-weight daily-energy basis to convert the manufacturing result to a daily ration; the 1 kg result alone is not a comparative PEF functional unit.	fediaf-pet-food-pefcr-2025

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Foreground manufacturing dataset for retail-packaged dog or cat food
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset
allowed_use	Supplier-specific or site-specific cradle-to-gate modelling; product-system assembly; manufacturing improvement; downstream PEF modelling after adding required upstream and downstream stages and, for complete meals, conversion to the daily-ration functional unit
excluded_use	Standalone cradle-to-grave or comparative environmental claims; nutritional-compliance certification; pet-food safety certification; veterinary or therapeutic claims; substitution for missing ingredient, distribution, use, or end-of-life stages
required_metadata	All Section 3 qualifiers; site and geography; reporting period; product and route shares; upstream dataset mapping; packaging bill; allocation rules; data coverage; exclusions; mass and energy reconciliation
required_quality_disclosure	Primary versus secondary data status; measurement and estimation methods; temporal, geographic, and technological representativeness; completeness; proxy datasets; allocation; abnormal production; unresolved UUIDs; missing ranges and upstream links
update_trigger	Material change in recipe or ingredient sourcing, species or life-stage claim, complete/complementary status, moisture or energy density, processing route or equipment, site energy or water system, packaging configuration, waste treatment, allocation basis, or data-quality evidence

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
fediaf-pet-food-pefcr-2025	Standard (standard)	FEDIAF, Prepared Pet Food for Cats and Dogs, updated PEFCR, 2025, https://europeanpetfood.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/PEFCR_PetFood_update.pdf (retrieved 2026-07-25)	Product scope, representative subcategories, downstream daily-ration functional unit, life-cycle stages, mandatory company-specific data, foreground/background distinction, manufacturing inventory, allocation, data quality, and packaging
eu-regulation-767-2009	Standard (standard)	Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 on the placing on the market and use of feed, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/767/oj/eng (retrieved 2026-07-25)	Complete, complementary, compound-feed, labelling, packaging, and net-quantity product identity
eu-recommendation-2021-2279	Official guidance (official_guidance)	Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279 on the use of Environmental Footprint methods, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/2279/oj/eng (retrieved 2026-07-25)	General PEF method, foreground and primary-data rules, life-cycle inventory completeness, allocation hierarchy, and direct-emission treatment
fediaf-nutritional-guidelines-2024	Handbook (handbook)	FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines for Complete and Complementary Pet Food for Cats and Dogs, publication July 2024, https://europeanpetfood.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/FEDIAF-Nutritional-Guidelines_2024.pdf (retrieved 2026-07-25)	Feeding-purpose definitions, species and life-stage qualifiers, moisture class, metabolizable-energy and nutritional-adequacy metadata
fediaf-recipes-processing	Extension guidance (extension_guidance)	FEDIAF, Recipes and Processing, https://fediaf.org/prepared-pet-foods/recipes-and-processing.html (retrieved 2026-07-25)	Ingredient measurement, grinding and mixing, dry cooking-extrusion and finishing, wet filling and sterilisation process decomposition
fao-leap-feed-2016	Official guidance (official_guidance)	FAO LEAP Partnership, Environmental performance of animal feeds supply chains: Guidelines for assessment, 2016, https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/040bf0e7-e652-4eda-807c-37172c403671/content (retrieved 2026-07-25)	Feed-processing system boundaries, subdivision and physical allocation hierarchy, economic fallback, coproduct and waste treatment