Soups and broths and preparations thereof · 7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	applies_to	rule	source_ids
allocation_avoid_first	multifunctional processes and shared lines	Avoid allocation where practicable by process subdivision, separate meters, batch records, or system expansion. Keep soup or broth production physically distinguishable from other products.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_causal_physical	shared utilities, cleaning, storage, and treatment	When subdivision is not practicable, allocate using a documented causal physical driver such as equipment operating time, metered demand, cleanable surface and cycle count, wastewater load, or product mass only when mass is demonstrably causal.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_coproducts	recovered food material, feed material, extracts, biogas, heat, or other co-products	Record gross co-product quantities first. Apply a relevant, quantifiable physical relationship when it represents causality; use economic allocation only when subdivision, system expansion, and a defensible physical relationship are not feasible.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_economic_disclosure	economic allocation	If economic allocation is used, disclose the market, price basis, currency, averaging period, co-product condition and point of sale, factors, and sensitivity to price variation.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_waste_no_credit	wastes sent to recycling, energy recovery, feed use, treatment, or disposal	Do not silently subtract an avoided burden. Record the physical waste output and treatment or recovery route; any substitution or recycling credit belongs to an explicitly documented expanded-system or lifecycle-model method.	eu-pef-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_ingredient_batch_materials	ingredient_preparation	ingredients, prepared formulation, and residues	batch tickets, receiving records, inventory, scales, formulation system	material identity; supplier; lot; opening and closing inventory; received, returned, transferred, and residue mass; moisture or solids where material	calibrated scales and reconciled inventory or formulation records	kg and mass fraction	each lot and batch	representative continuous 12 months or complete declared campaign	all included lines and facilities	sum by material and destination, reconcile each batch, then divide by qualifying output	scale calibration, lot traceability, formulation revision, and mass-balance reconciliation
cp_ingredient_water	ingredient_preparation	preparation water and wastewater	meters, tank records, recipes, and discharge records	water source; meter start/end; recipe addition; recirculation; discharge; density conversion	dedicated meter where available, otherwise validated water balance	m3 and kg	each batch or meter interval	same period as product output	all preparation operations	separate incorporated, recirculated, consumed, and discharged water before normalization	meter calibration and balance reconciliation
cp_cooking_batch	cooking_and_blending	formulation input, recipe water, bulk output, and residues	batch historian, recipe system, tank scales, transfer meters	batch id; input masses; water addition; output mass; solids or moisture; rejects; rework	calibrated batch measurement and transfer reconciliation	kg and mass fraction	each batch	same period as product output	all included cooking, extraction, and blending lines	reconcile input, output, evaporation, and residue by batch; aggregate qualifying batches	instrument calibration, approved recipe, batch release, and mass balance
cp_cooking_energy	cooking_and_blending	cooking and blending energy	electricity, fuel, steam, and heat meters; equipment runtime	carrier; meter start/end; steam condition; equipment power; runtime; production mass	direct process meter or validated engineering calculation from measured operation	kWh, MJ, kg steam, or carrier unit	continuous or each batch	same period as product output	all included equipment	subtract non-production baseload where evidenced and allocate by causal demand	meter calibration, energy conversion sheet, and operating log
cp_cooking_emissions	cooking_and_blending	direct cooking emissions	emissions monitoring, fuel analysis, fuel records, and approved factors	pollutant; measured concentration and flow or fuel quantity; factor; oxidation basis; operating time	direct measurement preferred; otherwise activity data multiplied by documented factor	kg pollutant	monitoring interval or each fuel period	same period as product output	all direct-emission sources in scope	sum pollutant mass and normalize to bulk output	monitoring QA, laboratory result, factor provenance, and calculation record
cp_stabilization_batch	route_stabilization	bulk input and stabilized output	batch historian, mass meters, moisture or solids tests, temperature records	route; input/output mass; solids; moisture; concentration; time; temperature; release status	calibrated measurement and quality-control test	kg, mass fraction, °C, and time	each batch or production run	same period as product output	every included stabilization line	reconcile each included operation and aggregate only released output	calibration, laboratory method, route record, and release record
cp_stabilization_energy	route_stabilization	energy, refrigerants, and auxiliaries	meters, equipment historian, refrigerant log, and purchase records	carrier; meter start/end; runtime; make-up; leakage; output mass	direct metering or validated equipment calculation	flow-specific unit	continuous, each run, or each make-up event	same period as product output	all included stabilization equipment	aggregate separately by carrier and route before normalization	meter calibration, service records, and engineering calculation
cp_stabilization_residues	route_stabilization	condensate, wastewater, rejects, and direct emissions	meters, waste tickets, mass balance, and emissions records	stream identity; quantity; recovery; destination; pollutant; factor or measurement	direct measurement or documented mass/activity balance	kg, m3, or kg pollutant	each run or dispatch	same period as product output	all included stabilization operations	report gross recovery and loss streams separately; normalize to released output	reconciliation, waste receipt, monitoring QA, and factor provenance
cp_packaging_materials	filling_and_packaging	packaging incorporated and lost	packaging specification, bills of material, counts, weights, inventory, and reject logs	component; material; unit mass; units issued, returned, incorporated, and rejected	verified component weighing and line counts or inventory balance	kg and count	each packaging batch or format	same period as product output	all primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging	calculate incorporated and loss mass separately by material and component	approved specification, scale calibration, inventory reconciliation, and reject log
cp_packaging_energy	filling_and_packaging	filling, retort, cooling, inspection, and packaging energy	line meters and equipment historian	carrier; meter start/end; demand; runtime; line output	direct line meter or validated engineering calculation	kWh, MJ, kg steam, or carrier unit	continuous or each production run	same period as product output	all included filling and packaging equipment	allocate by measured causal demand; separate post-fill treatment	meter calibration and production log
cp_final_product	filling_and_packaging	bulk input, conforming product, and product rejects	filler mass meter, checkweigher, batch release, reject and rework logs	bulk input; unit net mass; units released; rejects; rework; product form; lot	calibrated mass measurement and released-unit count	kg and count	each lot and batch	same period as all other records	all included product formats and lines	conforming net mass equals released units times verified net mass; report rejects before rework netting	checkweigher verification, release record, traceability, and mass balance
cp_cleaning_materials	cleaning_utilities_and_residues	cleaning water and agents	CIP historian, meters, chemical dosing, purchases, and inventory	cycle; equipment; water; chemical concentration; solution recovery; discharge	direct meter/dosing records or validated recipe times cycles	m3, kg, and concentration	each cleaning cycle	same period as product output	all product-contact and allocated non-contact cleaning	sum by chemical and water use, subtract documented recovered solution only once, allocate causally	meter calibration, dosing verification, cycle completion, and inventory reconciliation
cp_shared_utilities	cleaning_utilities_and_residues	shared energy and utility services	site and submeter data, utility bills, runtime, and production records	carrier; meter start/end; submeter quantity; equipment runtime; output by line	metering hierarchy with documented residual allocation	flow-specific unit	continuous or billing interval	same period as product output	complete facility with included and excluded users identified	direct assignment first; allocate residual only with causal physical driver	meter hierarchy, bill reconciliation, allocation worksheet, and sensitivity check
cp_site_waste	cleaning_utilities_and_residues	waste, wastewater, recovered products, and treatment outputs	flow meters, waste manifests, weighbridge, treatment logs, and sales records	stream; origin; quantity; composition; treatment; destination; recovered output	measured dispatch/discharge and treatment mass balance	kg or m3	each dispatch, discharge interval, or treatment batch	same period as product output	all on-site and off-site routes used by the foreground	reconcile origin, treatment input, recovered output, emissions, and final waste without netting	manifests, receiver confirmation, meter calibration, and treatment balance
cp_site_emissions	cleaning_utilities_and_residues	direct utility and treatment emissions	continuous monitoring, periodic tests, fuel/refrigerant records, treatment data, and approved factors	source; pollutant; concentration; flow; activity; factor; operating time	direct measurement preferred; otherwise activity data multiplied by documented factor	kg pollutant	monitoring interval or activity period	same period as product output	every direct air, water, and soil release in scope	calculate pollutant mass by source and normalize after allocation	monitoring QA, laboratory result, factor provenance, and calculation record

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_reference_normalization	all inventory rows	normalized amount = period flow quantity / period net mass of conforming finished product	period flow quantity; finished_product net mass	flow amount per 1 kg net finished product	eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_product_net_mass	conforming product	net finished mass = sum(released units × verified net product mass per unit); packaging mass is excluded	released count; checkweigher or declared verified net mass	kg conforming product	eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_reconstituted_mass	concentrated or dehydrated product	prepared product mass = as-sold product mass + water or other preparation additions required by declared instructions; report assumptions and any density conversion	as-sold mass; declared preparation ratio; preparation additions	kg prepared product per kg as sold	fao-who-cxs-117-1981; eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_process_mass_balance	each material process	input mass = conforming transfer + co-products + wastes + measured evaporation or discharge + inventory change; report closure and measurement uncertainty	batch inputs, outputs, residues, water, inventory change	reconciled process mass balance	eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
calc_packaging_mass	packaging	packaging mass = sum(component unit mass × component count consumed); split incorporated packaging and losses	component weights; issued, returned, released, and rejected counts	kg by packaging material per kg product	eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
calc_energy_allocation	shared and process energy	assign direct-metered demand first; allocate only residual shared demand using a documented causal physical driver; keep carriers separate	main and submeters; runtime or demand driver; outputs	carrier-specific energy per kg product	eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019; eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_direct_emissions	direct site emissions	pollutant mass = measured concentration × measured exhaust or discharge flow × operating time, or collected activity × documented emission factor	monitoring data or activity and factor	kg pollutant per kg product	eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_product_identity	reference product and intermediates	Preserve actual recipe or product family, market form, concentration or reconstitution basis, solids or moisture where material, preservation route, storage condition, and package configuration; do not infer one variant from the category flow name.	Product specification, approved recipe, label, preparation instructions, and batch release
dq_temporal	all foreground records	Use one representative continuous 12-month period for regular production or the complete declared campaign for seasonal or campaign production; align numerator and denominator periods and disclose abnormal shutdowns or substitutions.	Dated meters, batch records, production calendar, and reconciliation
dq_geography_technology	foreground and upstream links	Identify facility geography and actual line technology; select upstream datasets matching source geography and technology or document proxy differences.	Facility metadata, equipment list, supplier origin, and dataset metadata
dq_completeness	all inventory	Cover all known inputs and outputs, including water, cleaning, utilities, packaging, rejects, rework, co-products, wastes, wastewater, and direct emissions; quantify and justify any omission.	Process flow diagram, mass/energy/water balances, source inventory, and omission register
dq_measurement	meters, scales, tests, and calculations	Retain calibration or verification status, raw readings, unit conversions, formulas, factors, and responsible source records; do not replace missing primary data with an undisclosed estimate.	Calibration certificates, laboratory reports, calculation sheets, and factor references
dq_representativeness_precision	published dataset	Assess technological, geographical, and time-related representativeness and precision, and disclose uncertainty or sensitivity for material proxies and allocation choices.	Data-quality assessment and sensitivity record following the declared method

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	applies_to	rule	source_ids
validate_identity_scope	product identity	Confirm that the output is marketed primarily as a soup, broth, bouillon, consommé, or preparation thereof and that all required qualifiers are present. Reject silent use for sauces, non-soup prepared meals, infant preparations, or separately marketed extracts.	unsd-cpc-3-0-explanatory-notes-2025; fao-who-cxs-117-1981
validate_reference_uuid	reference flow	Confirm the selected category flow UUID, Mass property UUID, Units of mass UUID, and kg unit, or document a reviewed replacement by a more product-specific real Tiangong flow.
validate_reference_amount	quantitative reference	Confirm that output equals exactly 1 kg net conforming product after normalization and that packaging mass is excluded from the reference amount.	eu-pef-2021-2279
validate_route_coverage	process map	Confirm that every operation actually used for formulation, cooking or extraction, concentration or dehydration, preservation, chilling or freezing, filling, post-fill treatment, cleaning, utilities, and residue management is included or explicitly marked not applicable.	fao-who-cxs-117-1981; eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
validate_reconstitution	concentrated and dehydrated products	Require declared preparation instructions and verify the prepared-product conversion; prohibit comparison with ready-to-consume products on 1 kg as-sold mass alone.	fao-who-cxs-117-1981; eu-pef-2021-2279
validate_balances	material, water, and energy data	Verify process and period balances, investigate closure outside documented measurement uncertainty, and prevent double counting of recycled water, recovered product, rework, shared utilities, waste transfers, and treatment inputs.	eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019
validate_allocation	shared processes and co-products	Verify that subdivision was attempted first, physical allocation uses a causal relationship, and any economic allocation or substitution is fully justified and sensitivity-tested.	eu-pef-2021-2279
validate_data_quality	foreground package	Verify temporal alignment, geographic and technological representativeness, completeness, precision, source traceability, calibration evidence, proxy disclosure, and documented uncertainty.	eu-pef-2021-2279
validate_atomic_inventory	inventory flow identity	Fail if electricity, steam, hot water, each fuel, refrigerant, cleaning chemical, packaging material, packaging waste, or direct combustion or refrigerant emission covered by this PCR is represented by a combined carrier or material placeholder instead of a separately identifiable flow row.	eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019; eu-pef-2021-2279

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Factory-gate foreground manufacturing dataset for a declared soup, broth, or preparation thereof
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset when reviewed, representative, and sufficiently documented for the declared product, geography, technology, and period
allowed_use	Foreground package construction, product manufacturing inventories, supply-chain models, and downstream lifecycle models that preserve the declared product form, concentration, route, and system boundary
excluded_use	Direct comparison of unlike as-sold concentrations without prepared-product normalization; use as a recipe-independent proxy without qualifier disclosure; attribution to sauces, prepared meals, infant foods, or extracts outside scope; undisclosed substitution for a product-specific flow or dataset
required_metadata	PCR id and version; product and recipe family; product flow UUID; market form; net mass; solids or moisture basis where relevant; concentration or reconstitution instructions; preservation and storage condition; package components and masses; geography; technology; production period; process map; upstream dataset references; allocations; exclusions
required_quality_disclosure	Temporal, geographic, and technological representativeness; meter and scale coverage; balance closure and uncertainty; proxies; data gaps; excluded flows; allocation and substitution choices; source and calculation traceability; review status
update_trigger	Recipe or principal ingredient change; change of market form, concentration, preservation route, package, facility, or material technology; material change in energy, water, yield, waste, or emissions; new product-specific Tiangong flow; changed source requirement; representative period no longer valid

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
unsd-cpc-3-0-explanatory-notes-2025	official_guidance	United Nations Statistics Division, Central Product Classification (CPC) Version 3.0 Explanatory Notes, 30 June 2025, https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/Download/In%20Text/CPC_Ver_3.0_Exp_Notes_30Jun2025.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-11)	CPC 23992 category identity and separation from adjacent product classes
fao-who-cxs-117-1981	standard	Codex Alimentarius, Standard for Bouillons and Consommés, CXS 117-1981, revised 2001 and 2015, amended 2021, https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/sh-proxy/pl/?lnk=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkspace.fao.org%2Fsites%2Fcodex%2FStandards%2FCXS+117-1981%2FCXS_117e.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Bouillon and consommé product forms, ingredients and water, ready-to-consume and reconstituted states, and qualifier requirements
eu-jrc-fdm-bref-2019	official_guidance	European Commission Joint Research Centre, Best Available Techniques Reference Document in the Food, Drink and Milk Industries, JRC118627, 2019, https://bureau-industrial-transformation.jrc.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2020-01/JRC118627_FDM_Bref_2019_published.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Food-manufacturing process decomposition; energy, water, cleaning, packaging, waste, wastewater, and direct-emission inventory requirements
eu-pef-2021-2279	official_guidance	European Commission, Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279 on the use of the Environmental Footprint methods, Annex I Product Environmental Footprint Method, ELI http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/2279/oj (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Functional unit and reference flow, system boundary, company-specific inventory, multi-functionality hierarchy, completeness, representativeness, precision, and disclosure