Prepared dishes containing stuffed pasta; prepared couscous dishes

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR applies to factory production of complete prepared dishes whose distinguishing cereal component is stuffed pasta, noodles or a couscous preparation. It covers filled pasta dishes, prepared noodle dishes, dumplings when supplied as a complete prepared dish, and prepared couscous dishes in ambient, chilled, or frozen market states.

The foreground boundary begins with documented receipt of ingredients, processing aids, primary packaging, and utility services at the manufacturing site and ends with saleable, packaged product at the factory gate. It includes ingredient preparation, dough or couscous preparation when performed on site, filling preparation, forming or dish assembly, applicable cooking or other thermal treatment, cooling, chilling, freezing or drying, packaging, on-site finished-product storage, sanitation, directly attributable utility use, food losses, wastewater, and direct releases.

Unfilled or unassembled pasta and couscous that are not complete prepared dishes are excluded. Restaurant or household meal preparation, distribution beyond the factory gate, retail, consumer reheating or cooking, and packaging end of life are excluded from the foreground dataset, but may be added by a downstream lifecycle model. A concrete data package shall state whether the product is ready-to-eat, requires reheating, or requires further cooking and shall state its ambient, chilled, or frozen storage condition.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.food-products-beverages-and-tobacco-textiles-apparel-and-leather-products.grain-mill-products-starches-and-starch-products-other-food-products.prepared-dishes-containing-stuffed-pasta-prepared-couscous-dishes
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 23722 (exact)
covered_products	Complete prepared dishes containing stuffed pasta; prepared noodle dishes; dumplings when prepared and supplied as a complete dish; prepared couscous dishes
excluded_products	Pasta, noodles, stuffed pasta, or couscous that are cooked or otherwise prepared but not supplied as a complete dish; dry couscous sold as an ingredient; restaurant or household-prepared meals
representative_product	One saleable factory-produced prepared dish containing stuffed pasta or prepared couscous, packed for ambient, chilled, or frozen distribution
production_route	Ingredient receipt and storage; recipe preparation; dough/couscous and filling preparation as applicable; forming or dish assembly; thermal conditioning as applicable; cooling/chilling/freezing/drying as applicable; packaging; factory-gate storage
market_state	Finished manufactured product, production mix at plant; ambient, chilled, or frozen state declared by the data producer

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Provide a complete prepared dish containing stuffed pasta, noodles, dumplings, or prepared couscous in its declared saleable condition
How much	1 kg net mass of saleable prepared dish at the factory gate
How well	Conforms to the declared recipe, food-safety controls, storage condition, packaging format, and intended preparation state
How long or cycle	Through the declared shelf-life at the labelled storage condition; downstream storage losses and use-stage preparation are outside this foreground dataset
reference_flow_link	1 kg net saleable product output from packaging_and_storage

Field	Value
Reference amount	1 kg
Reference product flow	Prepared dishes containing stuffed pasta, prepared couscous dishes 6ff6840a-8860-4e91-be9a-40d993df7105
Reference flow property	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66
Reference unit group	Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
Reference unit	kg
Required qualifiers	dish family and product name; full recipe or bill of materials and filling share where applicable; ready-to-eat, reheat-only, or further-cooking state; ambient, chilled, or frozen storage state and temperature; net product mass and primary packaging format; shelf-life; manufacturing geography and reference period; on-site thermal treatment and preservation route

When constructing a foreground data package, the items listed in Required qualifiers must be declared in dataset metadata, process notes, reference flow comment, product description, or an equivalent data package field. Missing required qualifiers make the reference flow definition incomplete for that data package.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_mass	Reference product	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Report exactly 1 kg net saleable food product, excluding packaging mass, at the factory gate.
ingredient_mass_basis	Ingredients, processing aids, product, and food losses	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Record wet mass as received or discharged and separately declare dry-matter or moisture conversions when used. Do not mix wet and dry bases in one mass balance.
packaging_mass_basis	Primary and secondary packaging crossing the foreground boundary	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Record packaging by material and mass per 1 kg net product; packaging mass is not part of the 1 kg reference product.
energy_units	Purchased electricity, fuel, steam, heating, cooling, and refrigeration	Applicable energy property	kWh or MJ	Preserve measured billing or meter units, record conversion factors, and normalize to 1 kg saleable product without treating electricity and thermal energy as interchangeable.
temperature_time	Cooking, cooling, chilling, freezing, drying, and storage	Temperature and elapsed time	°C and min or h	Retain the measured time-temperature profile or validated route set-point records for product-state and process-route verification.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Ingredients, processing aids, packaging materials, and utility services as received at the manufacturing site, with supplier identity, quantity, delivery state, and upstream dataset reference declared
starting_condition_role	Gate-to-gate foreground manufacturing starting point backed by receiving, purchasing, inventory, and supplier records
product_classification_scope	Complete prepared dishes containing stuffed pasta or prepared couscous, independent of recipe, protein filling, sauce, ambient/chilled/frozen state, or packaging format when the stated exclusions are respected
recursive_input_rule	A purchased input already within this PCR category is recorded as an upstream product input with its own compliant dataset; its manufacture is not recursively reconstructed inside this foreground dataset
upstream_dataset_requirement	Every material ingredient, packaging input, purchased energy carrier, and externally supplied utility shall link to a geographically, temporally, and technologically representative upstream dataset or be disclosed as a data gap
disclosure	Declare recipe family, preparation state, storage state, included and excluded operations, outsourced operations, allocation, upstream proxies, cut-offs, product losses, packaging composition, shelf-life, and reference period

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_foreground_operations	Manufacturing foreground	Include all on-site operations from receipt through saleable packaged product, including sanitation, directly attributable utilities, losses, wastewater, and direct releases.	eu-commission-pef-2021; codex-cxc-1-1969-2022
boundary_upstream_links	Purchased materials and utilities	Represent purchased ingredients, packaging, energy carriers, and externally supplied utilities with upstream datasets and disclose any proxy or gap.	eu-commission-pef-2021
boundary_downstream_exclusion	Distribution, use, and end of life	Exclude downstream distribution, retail, consumer preparation, and end of life from this foreground dataset; disclose the exclusion so downstream lifecycle models can add them consistently.	eu-commission-pef-2021
boundary_recursive_category_input	Purchased same-category prepared dishes used as inputs	Stop recursion at the purchased product input and require a separate upstream dataset for that input.	eu-commission-pef-2021
boundary_waste_and_coproducts	Foreground outputs	Identify and quantify saleable products, co-products, food losses, packaging waste, wastewater, and direct emissions before allocation.	eu-commission-pef-2021

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
ingredient_preparation	Ingredient receipt, storage, preparation, and recipe batching	required	Always included	Foreground material preparation	kg prepared recipe or components transferred to assembly
dish_assembly	Dough/couscous preparation, filling, forming, portioning, and dish assembly	required	Always included; non-applicable substeps are reported as not used	Foreground product formation	kg assembled dish before conditioning
thermal_conditioning	Cooking, cooling, chilling, freezing, or drying	conditional	Included when any thermal or preservation operation occurs on site	Foreground conditioning and preservation	kg conditioned dish transferred to packaging
packaging_and_storage	Packaging and factory-gate finished-product storage	required	Always included	Finalization and quantitative reference production	1 kg net saleable product at factory gate
sanitation_and_waste_management	Sanitation, wastewater, and directly attributable site waste management	required	Always included	Cross-cutting foreground support	service allocated to 1 kg saleable product

Process: Ingredient receipt, storage, preparation, and recipe batching (ingredient_preparation)

Inputs

Product flows

Recipe ingredients and processing aids (ingredient_input)

Record every ingredient and processing aid by supplier, batch, received state, and recipe role. Ingredient groups shall not hide materially different cereals, fillings, sauces, fats, vegetables, meat, dairy, egg, seasonings, or additives.

• Selected flow: Product-specific ingredient or processing-aid flow; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: calculated from batch issue records and bill of materials, net of returned unopened material
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net saleable prepared dish
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_material_balance
• Sources: eu-commission-pef-2021; codex-cxc-1-1969-2022
• Range: Provisional total ingredient-input QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.8
  • Upper: 1.5
  • Unit: kg/kg net saleable product
  • Basis: total wet ingredient input before processing losses or water gain per 1 kg net saleable product
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Recipe or direct-contact process water (process_water)

Record potable water incorporated into the recipe or directly contacting product separately from sanitation water.

• Selected flow: Potable process water; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured or calculated from calibrated batch dosing records
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net saleable prepared dish
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_material_balance
• Sources: codex-cxc-1-1969-2022
• Range: Provisional direct process-water QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 1.0
  • Unit: kg/kg net saleable product
  • Basis: recipe and direct-contact water per 1 kg net saleable product
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Rejected ingredients and preparation residues (preparation_loss)

Record expired, damaged, spilled, trimmed, screened, or otherwise rejected ingredient material by destination.

• Selected flow: Product-specific food preparation waste; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured waste-container mass or calculated closing batch mass balance
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net saleable prepared dish
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_material_balance
• Sources: mass-balance-identity

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Prepared recipe components transferred to assembly (prepared_components)

Record the measured wet mass of prepared dough, couscous base, filling, sauce, and other components transferred to dish assembly.

• Selected flow: Internal prepared component
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured transfer mass by component
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per batch and per 1 kg net saleable prepared dish
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_material_balance
• Sources: mass-balance-identity

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Process: Dough/couscous preparation, filling, forming, portioning, and dish assembly (dish_assembly)

Inputs

Product flows

Prepared components received for assembly (assembly_components)

Record the internal prepared components used for the production batch, preserving component identity and filling or sauce share.

• Selected flow: Internal prepared component
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured transfer mass into assembly
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per batch and per 1 kg net saleable prepared dish
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_material_balance
• Sources: mass-balance-identity

Electricity for preparation and forming (electricity_input)

Record electricity for mixing, kneading, forming, portioning, pumping, and line auxiliaries using submeter data or a documented allocation from site meters.

• Selected flow: Electricity supply matching site geography and voltage; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: measured submeter use or calculated allocation from equipment runtime and rated load
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net saleable prepared dish
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_energy_and_runtime
• Sources: eu-commission-pef-2021
• Range: Provisional electricity QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.05
  • Upper: 5
  • Unit: kWh/kg net saleable product
  • Basis: total manufacturing electricity per 1 kg net saleable product before route-specific review
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Forming and assembly rejects (assembly_rejects)

Record off-spec portions, line start-up material, spills, and changeover residues by recovery or disposal route.

• Selected flow: Product-specific food manufacturing waste; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured reject mass by batch and destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net saleable prepared dish
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_and_wastewater
• Sources: mass-balance-identity

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Assembled dish before conditioning (assembled_dish)

Record the measured mass of formed or assembled product transferred to the declared conditioning route.

• Selected flow: Internal assembled prepared dish
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured transfer mass
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per batch and per 1 kg net saleable prepared dish
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_material_balance
• Sources: mass-balance-identity

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Process: Cooking, cooling, chilling, freezing, or drying (thermal_conditioning)

Inputs

Product flows

Thermal energy or fuel (thermal_energy_input)

Record fuel, steam, or purchased heat used for cooking, blanching, drying, hot-water generation, or other route-specific conditioning. Record zero only when the declared route uses no thermal energy carrier.

• Selected flow: Route-specific fuel, steam, or heat supply; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Energy / MJ
• Amount rule: measured meter or invoice use, or calculated from equipment-specific runtime and efficiency
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net saleable prepared dish
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_energy_and_runtime
• Sources: eu-commission-pef-2021
• Range: Provisional thermal-energy QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 10
  • Unit: MJ/kg net saleable product
  • Basis: total direct thermal energy per 1 kg net saleable product before technology-specific review
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Conditioned dish transferred to packaging (conditioned_dish)

Record the mass and declared temperature or moisture state of the cooked, cooled, chilled, frozen, or dried dish transferred to packaging.

• Selected flow: Internal conditioned prepared dish
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured transfer mass with associated time-temperature or moisture record
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per batch and per 1 kg net saleable prepared dish
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_temperature_and_storage
• Sources: codex-cxc-1-1969-2022

Waste flows

Cooking, cooling, or conditioning losses (conditioning_loss)

Record food solids, condensate retained as waste, off-spec product, and other measurable route losses without double counting evaporated water as a waste flow.

• Selected flow: Product-specific conditioning waste; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: calculated from measured input, output, separately measured waste, and moisture change
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net saleable prepared dish
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_material_balance
• Sources: mass-balance-identity

Elementary flows

Process: Packaging and factory-gate finished-product storage (packaging_and_storage)

Inputs

Product flows

Primary and allocated secondary packaging (packaging_input)

Record each packaging material and component, including tray, pouch, film, carton, label, closure, absorbent pad, or modified-atmosphere gas where used.

• Selected flow: Material-specific packaging flow; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: component mass multiplied by units consumed, including measured line losses
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net saleable prepared dish
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_records
• Sources: codex-cxc-1-1969-2022
• Range: Provisional packaging-mass QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.005
  • Upper: 0.30
  • Unit: kg/kg net saleable product
  • Basis: total primary and allocated secondary packaging per 1 kg net saleable product
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Saleable prepared dish at factory gate (reference_product)

This is the quantitative reference output. Record net food mass separately from packaging mass and preserve the declared preparation and storage state.

• Selected flow: Prepared dishes containing stuffed pasta, prepared couscous dishes 6ff6840a-8860-4e91-be9a-40d993df7105
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: fixed quantitative reference of 1 kg net saleable food product
• Value mode: Fixed value (fixed_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: 1 kg net saleable prepared dish at factory gate
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Identity reference (identity_reference)
• Sources:

Waste flows

Packaging line waste and non-saleable product (food_loss_output)

Record packaging scrap separately from non-saleable food and identify recycling, recovery, treatment, or disposal destinations.

• Selected flow: Material-specific packaging waste or product-specific food waste; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured waste mass by material, batch, and destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net saleable prepared dish
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_and_wastewater
• Sources: mass-balance-identity
• Range: Provisional combined food-loss QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 0.30
  • Unit: kg food loss/kg net saleable product
  • Basis: total non-saleable food across the foreground system per 1 kg net saleable product
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Process: Sanitation, wastewater, and directly attributable site waste management (sanitation_and_waste_management)

Inputs

Product flows

Sanitation and cleaning water (sanitation_water)

Record water used for clean-in-place, open-plant cleaning, changeovers, and other sanitation activities separately from recipe water.

• Selected flow: Site-appropriate water supply; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured sanitation meter use or documented allocation from site water records
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net saleable prepared dish
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_water_and_cleaning
• Sources: codex-cxc-1-1969-2022
• Range: Provisional sanitation-water QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.1
  • Upper: 20
  • Unit: kg/kg net saleable product
  • Basis: sanitation water allocated to 1 kg net saleable product
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Cleaning and disinfection agents (cleaning_agent_input)

Record formulated cleaning and disinfection agents by product, concentration, and issued mass; do not report only active ingredient mass unless the conversion is documented.

• Selected flow: Product-specific cleaning or disinfection agent; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured issued formulation mass or calculated consumption from concentration and solution volume
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net saleable prepared dish
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_water_and_cleaning
• Sources: codex-cxc-1-1969-2022
• Range: Provisional cleaning-agent QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 0.10
  • Unit: kg formulated agent/kg net saleable product
  • Basis: formulated cleaning and disinfection agents allocated to 1 kg net saleable product
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

Outputs

Product flows

Waste flows

Process and sanitation wastewater (wastewater_output)

Record wastewater leaving the site or entering on-site treatment, including measured quantity and declared treatment route. Avoid double counting water incorporated into product or separately recorded as evaporation.

• Selected flow: Wastewater to declared treatment; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured effluent volume converted using measured or justified density, or reconciled water balance
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net saleable prepared dish
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_and_wastewater
• Sources: mass-balance-identity
• Range: Provisional wastewater QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 20
  • Unit: kg/kg net saleable product
  • Basis: wastewater leaving the foreground boundary per 1 kg net saleable product
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Elementary flows

Refrigerant released from foreground refrigeration (refrigerant_emission)

When refrigeration, chilling, or freezing is operated on site, calculate direct refrigerant release from verified inventory change, additions, recovery, and equipment records by refrigerant species.

• Selected flow: Refrigerant-specific emission to air; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: calculated refrigerant loss allocated from equipment serving the foreground route
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net saleable prepared dish
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_refrigerant_inventory
• Sources: eu-commission-pef-2021
• Range: Provisional refrigerant-loss QA screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 0.02
  • Unit: kg/kg net saleable product
  • Basis: direct refrigerant loss allocated to 1 kg net saleable product
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_avoid	Shared lines, utilities, sanitation, and storage	Prefer subdivision using product-specific meters, batch records, equipment runtime, recipe records, and dedicated storage data; use system expansion only when the added function and reporting scope are explicit.	eu-commission-pef-2021
allocation_physical	Unavoidable shared inputs and emissions	When subdivision is not feasible, allocate using a documented causal physical relationship such as metered energy, equipment time, occupied chilled volume-time, or cleaned surface-time. Do not default automatically to product mass.	eu-commission-pef-2021
allocation_mass_fallback	Shared production with no better physical driver	Use saleable net product mass only when it reasonably represents the physical cause of the shared burden; disclose the denominator, period, included products, and sensitivity to an alternative driver.	eu-commission-pef-2021
allocation_economic_fallback	Co-products with dissimilar functions and no defensible physical relation	Use economic allocation only after documenting why subdivision, system expansion, and physical allocation are not feasible; use revenue excluding taxes over a representative period and disclose price volatility.	eu-commission-pef-2021
allocation_waste_status	Food residues and packaging scrap	Classify each output as saleable co-product, recoverable by-product, or waste using documented destination and economic status; do not assign avoided burdens inside the foreground dataset unless the chosen downstream method explicitly requires them.	eu-commission-pef-2021

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_batch_material_balance	ingredient_preparation; dish_assembly; thermal_conditioning	ingredients, internal transfers, recipe water, product, and losses	Batch production, weighing, BOM, receiving, and inventory records	batch_id; product_code; ingredient_id; supplier_lot; opening_mass; issued_mass; returned_mass; transfer_mass; product_mass; reject_mass; moisture_basis	Calibrated scales and reconciled batch records	kg	Each batch	At least 12 consecutive representative months or the full campaign for seasonal production	All lines producing the declared product at the site	Sum compatible wet-mass records, reconcile by batch, then divide by net saleable product mass	Scale calibration; signed batch sheet; BOM revision; supplier and lot traceability; reconciliation residual
cp_energy_and_runtime	dish_assembly; thermal_conditioning; packaging_and_storage	electricity, fuel, steam, heat, cooling, and compressed air	Submeters, utility invoices, fuel stock, and equipment runtime	meter_id; opening_reading; closing_reading; fuel_quantity; steam_quantity; runtime; rated_load; product_code; output_mass	Prefer submetering; otherwise allocate with a documented causal driver	kWh; MJ; kg fuel; h	Batch, shift, or monthly meter period	At least 12 consecutive representative months or full campaign	All foreground equipment and shared utilities included in the model	Subtract meter readings, apply documented conversions, allocate shared use, and divide by saleable output	Meter calibration or invoice; conversion factor source; allocation-driver record; completeness reconciliation
cp_temperature_and_storage	thermal_conditioning; packaging_and_storage	product condition and cold or ambient storage	Validated route, logger, line control, and warehouse records	batch_id; step; set_point; measured_temperature; start_time; end_time; storage_temperature; shelf_life; deviation	Calibrated sensors and retained route records	°C; min; h; day	Each batch or validated continuous monitoring interval	Representative reference period including seasonal extremes where relevant	All conditioning and storage zones serving the product	Preserve batch profiles and calculate residence time from timestamps	Sensor calibration; route validation; deviation and corrective-action records
cp_packaging_records	packaging_and_storage	packaging materials and line loss	Packaging specification, purchase, issue, count, and scrap records	component_id; material; unit_mass; units_issued; units_returned; scrap_mass; product_units; net_content	Component weighing plus issued-count and scrap reconciliation	kg; item	Batch or packaging campaign	At least 12 consecutive representative months or full campaign	All primary and allocated secondary packaging used for the product	Component mass × net units consumed plus measured scrap, divided by net product mass	Approved packaging specification; scale calibration; purchase and scrap reconciliation
cp_water_and_cleaning	sanitation_and_waste_management	sanitation water and cleaning agents	Water meters, dosing logs, sanitation schedule, and chemical issue records	meter_id; water_volume; agent_id; formulation_mass; solution_volume; concentration; cleaned_line; start_time; end_time	Submetering and controlled dosing records	kg; m3; L; %	Each cleaning event or meter period	At least 12 consecutive representative months or full campaign	All sanitation activities attributable to included lines	Convert volume with measured or justified density, allocate shared events by causal driver, and divide by product mass	Meter calibration; dosing calibration; sanitation record; chemical inventory reconciliation
cp_waste_and_wastewater	all foreground processes	food loss, packaging waste, wastewater, and treatment route	Waste tickets, container weights, effluent meters, and disposal records	waste_id; material; gross_mass; tare_mass; destination; effluent_volume; density; treatment_route; batch_or_period	Weighing and flow metering with destination reconciliation	kg; m3	Batch, collection event, or meter period	At least 12 consecutive representative months or full campaign	All foreground waste and effluent points	Net gross-minus-tare mass or volume × density, allocate by documented driver, and divide by product mass	Scale or meter calibration; contractor ticket; treatment acceptance record; mass and water balance
cp_refrigerant_inventory	thermal_conditioning; packaging_and_storage	direct refrigerant release	Equipment register, charge, addition, recovery, and service records	equipment_id; refrigerant_species; opening_charge; additions; recovered_mass; closing_charge; service_date; served_product_or_zone	Annual or campaign inventory balance by refrigerant species	kg	Each service event and annual closure	At least 12 consecutive representative months	Refrigeration equipment serving the product route	Opening charge + additions - recovered mass - closing charge, allocated by documented cooling service driver	Certified service record; cylinder weights; equipment register; non-negative balance review

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_reference_normalization	All inventory rows	normalized amount = attributable foreground amount / net saleable product mass	Attributable amount; net saleable product mass in the same period	Amount per 1 kg reference product	eu-commission-pef-2021
calc_batch_mass_balance	Each production batch	total material input = saleable product + internal closing inventory change + measured food loss + wastewater-borne product solids + measured retained samples + unexplained residual; report water evaporation or uptake separately	Wet-basis ingredient, water, transfer, product, waste, solids, and inventory records	Reconciled batch mass balance and residual	mass-balance-identity
calc_energy_allocation	Shared energy services	attributable energy = total measured energy × documented causal-driver share; mass share is allowed only under allocation_mass_fallback	Metered energy; equipment time, metered sub-load, volume-time, or approved fallback driver	Product-attributable kWh or MJ	eu-commission-pef-2021
calc_packaging_mass	Packaging	packaging mass = sum(component unit mass × net components consumed) + allocated measured packaging scrap	Component specifications; counts issued and returned; scrap	kg packaging per kg net product	mass-balance-identity
calc_refrigerant_loss	Refrigeration equipment	refrigerant loss = opening charge + additions - recovered mass - closing charge; negative results require record correction and shall not be reported as emissions	Charge and service inventory by refrigerant species	kg refrigerant emission allocated to product	mass-balance-identity

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_product_identity	Reference product and batches	Preserve product code, dish family, recipe/BOM revision, preparation state, storage state, packaging format, net content, shelf-life, manufacturing site, and reference period.	Approved product specification and batch traceability records; codex-cxc-1-1969-2022
dq_temporal_coverage	Foreground activity data	Use at least 12 consecutive representative months unless the full production campaign is shorter; disclose shutdowns, new-product ramp-up, abnormal batches, and seasonal coverage.	Dated production, meter, purchasing, and waste records; eu-commission-pef-2021
dq_measurement	Mass, energy, water, temperature, and time	Retain calibration or verification evidence for instruments and document every unit conversion, density, and allocation driver.	Calibration certificates, meter checks, conversion records; codex-cxc-1-1969-2022
dq_completeness	Process map and inventory	Reconcile BOM, material, energy, water, packaging, waste, wastewater, and direct-release records to the included process map; quantify missing coverage and do not hide it as zero.	Completeness checklist, batch mass balances, utility reconciliation; eu-commission-pef-2021
dq_representativeness	Foreground and upstream datasets	Assess technological, geographical, and time representativeness and precision; identify proxy datasets and material mismatches.	Data-quality assessment and proxy register; eu-commission-pef-2021
dq_food_route_records	Cooking, cooling, chilling, freezing, drying, storage, and packaging	Retain route-specific time-temperature, moisture where relevant, packaging, allergen, deviation, and corrective-action evidence for the declared product state.	Validated route and batch records; codex-cxc-1-1969-2022

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validate_reference_identity	Reference flow	The product-flow UUID shall equal 6ff6840a-8860-4e91-be9a-40d993df7105, the reference flow property shall be Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66, the unit group shall be Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66, and the reference unit shall be kg.
validate_reference_amount	Reference output	Net saleable food product shall equal 1 kg; packaging mass shall be reported separately and shall not be included in the reference mass.	eu-commission-pef-2021
validate_required_qualifiers	Dataset metadata	Every required qualifier in section 3 shall be present and internally consistent with the product specification and process route.	codex-cxc-1-1969-2022
validate_process_route	Process map	Every required process shall have inventory coverage; thermal_conditioning shall be included or explicitly marked not applicable with the declared ready-to-eat/reheat/further-cooking and ambient/chilled/frozen route.	codex-cxc-1-1969-2022
validate_mass_balance	Batch and annual foreground inventory	Inputs, product, measured losses, moisture change, wastewater-borne product material, and inventory change shall reconcile; report the residual and investigate material unexplained residuals rather than forcing closure.	mass-balance-identity
validate_energy_water_waste_coverage	Foreground inventory	Electricity, thermal energy, direct-contact water, sanitation water, packaging, food loss, packaging waste, wastewater, and direct refrigerant release shall each be quantified or explicitly documented as not applicable.	eu-commission-pef-2021; codex-cxc-1-1969-2022
validate_allocation	Shared processes and co-products	Allocation shall follow the ordered rules in section 7 and disclose driver, denominator, period, co-products, waste classification, and any sensitivity test.	eu-commission-pef-2021
validate_data_quality	Foreground and upstream data	Temporal, technological, geographical, precision, completeness, measurement, and proxy evidence shall be reported; missing data shall be disclosed as gaps rather than entered as zero.	eu-commission-pef-2021
validate_temporary_ranges	All reasoned_estimate ranges	Treat each provisional range only as a QA screen; a foreground value outside the range requires review and explanation, while a value inside the range does not establish correctness. Replace these ranges with reviewed source-backed evidence before publication-critical use.

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Foreground factory-production dataset for a declared prepared stuffed-pasta, noodle, dumpling, or couscous dish
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset
allowed_use	Product carbon footprint or LCA models that need factory-gate manufacture of a product matching the declared recipe, preparation state, storage state, geography, period, and packaging format
excluded_use	Agricultural or ingredient production without upstream datasets; generic restaurant meals; consumer cooking or reheating; distribution, retail, food loss after factory gate, or packaging end of life unless added separately; nutrition or food-safety certification
required_metadata	PCR id and version when published; product-flow UUID; product code; recipe/BOM revision; dish family; filling share where applicable; preparation state; ambient/chilled/frozen state and temperature; net mass; packaging composition; shelf-life; site geography; reference period; technology route; allocation; upstream dataset versions
required_quality_disclosure	Foreground coverage; temporal, geographical, and technological representativeness; precision; completeness; instrument calibration; mass-balance residual; allocation drivers; proxies; cut-offs; data gaps; temporary estimates; review status
update_trigger	Recipe or filling change; change in cooking, cooling, freezing, drying, packaging, sanitation, or storage technology; new site or geography; material change in energy or water supply; shelf-life or product-state change; allocation change; data older than the declared representativeness period; replacement of a temporary estimate with reviewed evidence

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
eu-commission-pef-2021	official_guidance	European Commission, Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279, Annex I, Product Environmental Footprint Method. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32021H2279 (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Functional unit and reference flow; system-boundary logic; foreground company-specific manufacturing data; allocation hierarchy; data quality and proxy disclosure
codex-cxs-202-1995	standard	Codex Alimentarius, CXS 202-1995, Standard for Couscous. https://www.fao.org/input/download/standards/65/CXS_202e.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Couscous identity, processing state, moisture/packaging context, and distinction from a complete prepared couscous dish
codex-cxc-1-1969-2022	official_guidance	Codex Alimentarius, CXC 1-1969, General Principles of Food Hygiene, revision current in the official 2022 Codex listing. https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/sh-proxy/en/?lnk=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkspace.fao.org%2Fsites%2Fcodex%2FStandards%2FCXC+1-1969%2FCXC_001e.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Incoming-material records; time-temperature control; packaging and water controls; lot traceability; process-route records; calibration and documentation expectations
mass-balance-identity	method_factor	Conservation-of-mass identity applied to batch and period inventory reconciliation	Batch material balance, packaging calculation, wastewater reconciliation, and refrigerant inventory balance