Fats, of pig and poultry, unrendered

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR governs foreground data packages for unrendered fat tissue or raw fat material separated from pigs or poultry after slaughter, dressing, post-mortem disposition, cutting, or trimming. A conforming data package represents exactly one declared animal source, pig or poultry, and declares the species and anatomical tissue or commercial product form. It may cover fresh, chilled, or frozen material and may include separation, hygienic handling, cooling or freezing, packaging, storage, loading, and transport to the declared handover point.

The product remains tissue or raw fat material. Rendering, fat melting, extraction, cooking for fat recovery, refining, fractionation, hydrogenation, interesterification, and manufacture of lard, rendered pork fat, rendered poultry fat, tallow, animal oil, or fat fractions are outside the default foreground boundary. The CPC boundary places this product in subclass 21511 and places rendered pig and poultry fats in subclasses 21521 and 21522. CXS 211-1999 describes named rendered fats; it is used here only to prevent a rendered-fat name, composition range, or formula from being applied to unrendered material.

This PCR does not provide a cross-species average. Pig and poultry datasets, and datasets for materially different tissue forms or physical states, shall remain separately parameterized. A physical mixture or an inventory average that cannot retain those distinctions is not a conforming single-product data package.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.food-products-beverages-and-tobacco-textiles-apparel-and-leather-products.meat-fish-fruits-vegetables-oils-and-fats.fats-of-pig-and-poultry-unrendered
classification_refs	UNSD CPC Version 3.0 subclass 21511, Fats, of pig and poultry, unrendered
covered_products	Unrendered pig fat tissue or unrendered poultry fat tissue/raw fat material separated after slaughter or cutting; fresh, chilled, or frozen; edible, feed-grade, or technical destination only when the destination and disposition are declared
excluded_products	Rendered pig fat or lard (CPC 21521); rendered poultry fat (CPC 21522); tallow and other rendered animal fats or oils in CPC 21523-21529; refined, fractionated, hydrogenated, or otherwise chemically modified fat; unspecified pig-poultry averages or inseparable mixtures
representative_product	1 kg net mass of one declared pig or poultry unrendered fat tissue/product form at a declared handover point
production_route	Slaughter or cutting co-product identification -> hygienic separation/trimming and sorting -> weighing -> conditional chilling/freezing -> conditional packaging and storage -> declared transport handover; no rendering or refining
market_state	Fresh, chilled, or frozen unrendered fat tissue/raw fat material, in bulk or declared packaging, before any rendering operation

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Provide unrendered fat tissue/raw fat material from one declared animal source, pig or poultry, for subsequent use or processing.
How much	1 kg net product mass at the declared handover point.
How well	Animal source, species, anatomical tissue/product form, physical state, disposition/grade, packaging, handover temperature or condition, and absence of rendering are declared.
How long or cycle	One product handover; any cold-storage duration and transport leg included before handover are declared.
reference_flow_link	The reference flow is the net mass required to provide the declared 1 kg intermediate-product function.

Field	Value
Reference amount	1 kg
Reference product flow	Fats, of pig and poultry, unrendered 0ba97549-7663-496e-8451-8396d31d2bcf
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	animal_source (pig or poultry, exactly one); species; anatomical_tissue_or_product_form; physical_state (fresh, chilled, or frozen); disposition_or_grade; rendering_status (unrendered); packaging_form; handover_point; handover_temperature_or_condition; storage_duration_if_any; included_transport_if_any

When constructing a foreground data package, every required qualifier shall be present in dataset metadata, process notes, the reference-flow comment, the product description, or an equivalent field. A generic CPC flow UUID does not authorize an unspecified animal source or an average of pig and poultry operating parameters.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_mass	reference product at handover	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Report 1 kg net unrendered fat at the declared physical state and handover point; exclude packaging and transport equipment tare.
gross_to_net_mass	packaged or containerized product	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	If only gross mass is recorded, subtract measured container and packaging tare for the same packaging type or lot and retain both records.
animal_and_form_segregation	all reference and inventory quantities	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Measure and normalize pig and poultry separately and retain separate records for materially different tissue forms and fresh/chilled/frozen states; do not use an undocumented combined average.
handover_state_mass	moisture, drip, blood, lean-tissue, or trim differences	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Do not apply a dry-fat or rendered-fat conversion. Report mass as handed over and record drained liquid, rejected trim, or other mass change as a separate flow.
transport_work	included outbound transport	Mass and distance	tonne-kilometre	Calculate each leg as loaded product mass in tonnes multiplied by loaded distance in kilometres; state whether return travel or capacity utilization is included in the selected transport dataset.
cold_storage_normalization	cooling, freezing, and cold storage	Energy and time	kWh and h	Record energy by declared physical state and storage period and normalize to the net mass passing through that operation.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Fatty tissue or raw fat material from a declared pig or poultry species has been identified after slaughter/dressing/post-mortem disposition and/or cutting, has not been rendered, and is available for separation or has just been separated as a co-product.
starting_condition_role	Co-product/raw-material handover from a slaughter or cutting system into the unrendered-fat foreground; the exact burden-transfer point is declared.
product_classification_scope	CPC 3.0 21511 only; rendered pig fat 21521, rendered poultry fat 21522, and other rendered fats/oils 21523-21529 are excluded.
recursive_input_rule	Purchased CPC 21511 material entering a foreground operation is recorded as a separate product input with its own upstream dataset and qualifiers; it is not absorbed recursively into the reference output. A single dataset shall not merge pig and poultry inputs into an unspecified reference product.
upstream_dataset_requirement	When slaughter, dressing, or cutting occurs before the declared starting point, use a separately documented upstream dataset and its co-product allocation. When those operations are inside the foreground, collect the joint-process inputs and all co-product/waste outputs needed for allocation.
disclosure	Declare animal source, species, tissue/product form, disposition/grade, fresh/chilled/frozen state, separation point, included operations, packaging, cold-storage duration, handover point, included transport, and whether upstream slaughter/cutting burdens are included.

rule_id	applies_to	rule	source_ids
boundary_unrendered_identity	product identity and process list	The reference product shall remain unrendered tissue/raw fat. Any rendering, fat melting, extraction, refining, fractionation, hydrogenation, or manufacture of named rendered fat is excluded and requires another product system.	unsd-cpc-3-0-2025; codex-cxs-211-1999
boundary_foreground_operations	foreground system	Include attributable separation/trimming, sorting, hygienic handling, weighing, conditional chilling/freezing, packaging, storage, loading, and transport controlled before the declared handover.	codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-pef-2021-2279
boundary_cold_chain	chilled or frozen product	Record cooling/freezing, cold-storage duration, temperature control, losses, and any included refrigerated transport; do not infer a universal temperature or holding time from this PCR.	codex-cxc-58-2005
boundary_transport_handover	outbound logistics	Include transport only to the declared contractual or physical handover point and identify every included leg; downstream transport after handover is excluded unless explicitly brought into the study scope.	codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-pef-2021-2279
boundary_upstream_coproduct	slaughter and cutting joint processes	Identify the point at which fat becomes a co-product and keep separately attributable post-separation burdens with the fat; jointly incurred slaughter/cutting burdens require the allocation rules in section 7.	eu-pef-2021-2279

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
separation_preparation	Co-product identification, separation, trimming, sorting, and weighing	required	Always; the exact starting point and already-completed operations are declared.	Establish unrendered product identity and net mass while retaining joint-process allocation evidence.	kg net separated unrendered fat
temperature_management	Cooling, chilling, freezing, and cold storage	conditional	Include when any temperature reduction or controlled cold storage occurs before handover.	Preserve declared physical state and record energy, duration, refrigerant, and losses.	kg product through operation and storage hours
packaging_handover	Packaging, final weighing, storage, loading, and handover	required	Packaging inputs are conditional for unpackaged bulk transfer; weighing and handover records are always required.	Produce the reference flow at the declared gate.	kg net reference product
outbound_transport	Outbound transport to declared handover	conditional	Include only when the reporting entity controls or includes transport before handover.	Connect dispatch to the declared delivered gate without extending into downstream rendering.	tonne-kilometre by leg and kg delivered

Process: Co-product identification, separation, trimming, sorting, and weighing (separation_preparation)

Inputs

Product flows

Eligible pig or poultry fatty tissue/parts (eligible_fatty_material_input)

Record the mass entering the foreground separation step and its linkage to the slaughter or cutting batch.

• Selected flow: Declared pig or poultry carcass part, fatty tissue, or cutting material; facility-specific product input
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured input mass by batch and animal source
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net unrendered fat output from separation
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_identity_mass
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Cleaning and process water (separation_water)

Record water that crosses the process boundary for equipment or product-contact cleaning attributable to this step.

• Selected flow: Facility-specific water supply
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: metered or reconciled water use attributable to separation and hygiene operations
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net unrendered fat output from separation
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_utility_and_water_records
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031

Separation electricity, measured (separation_electricity_measured)

Use sub-meter, meter reconciliation, or utility records when electricity can be attributed to trimming, conveying, sorting, weighing, and sanitation.

• Selected flow: Facility-specific electricity supply
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: measured electricity attributable to the process over the production period
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net unrendered fat output from separation
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_utility_and_water_records
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279; eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031

Separation electricity, provisional fallback (separation_electricity_provisional)

Use only in a candidate dataset when measured electricity is unavailable. Estimate equipment electricity from rated power, recorded operating time, and a documented site-specific load factor; never use one pig-poultry average. Replace this row as soon as representative sub-meter, reconciled utility, or equipment-test records become available.

• Selected flow: Facility-specific electricity supply
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: sum of rated power multiplied by recorded operating time and documented load factor for included equipment
• Value mode: Modelled estimate (modelled_estimate)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net unrendered fat output from separation
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)
• Collection protocol: cp_utility_and_water_records

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Unrendered pig or poultry fat after separation (separated_unrendered_fat)

Record the net output mass before any rendering, retaining the declared animal and tissue/form qualifiers.

• Selected flow: Fats, of pig and poultry, unrendered 0ba97549-7663-496e-8451-8396d31d2bcf
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured net mass after separation and trimming
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: process output mass before downstream included operations
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_identity_mass
• Sources: unsd-cpc-3-0-2025

Other saleable slaughter or cutting co-products (other_coproducts)

Record all other saleable outputs at a joint-process boundary when slaughter or cutting burdens are allocated in this data package.

• Selected flow: Facility-specific co-product records by product identity
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured mass and disposition by co-product over the allocation period
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: joint slaughter or cutting process output period
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_coproduct_allocation_records
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Waste flows

Rejected or condemned material (rejected_material)

Record material rejected from the reference product and its documented disposition; do not silently count it as product or co-product.

• Selected flow: Facility-specific rejected or condemned animal material
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured mass by disposition route
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net unrendered fat output from separation
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_batch_identity_mass
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-pef-2021-2279

Separation wastewater (separation_wastewater)

Record wastewater leaving the foreground and identify whether treatment occurs on-site or downstream.

• Selected flow: Facility-specific wastewater to declared treatment route
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: metered or water-balance-derived wastewater volume attributable to the process
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net unrendered fat output from separation
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_utility_and_water_records
• Sources: eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031

Elementary flows

Process: Cooling, chilling, freezing, and cold storage (temperature_management)

Inputs

Product flows

Separated unrendered fat entering temperature control (fat_to_temperature_management)

Record the mass and product qualifiers entering the included cooling, freezing, or storage operation.

• Selected flow: Fats, of pig and poultry, unrendered 0ba97549-7663-496e-8451-8396d31d2bcf
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured mass entering the cooling, freezing, or storage operation
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg temperature-managed output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_temperature_storage_records
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Refrigeration electricity (temperature_electricity)

Record electricity for the included temperature-management operation and its declared storage period.

• Selected flow: Facility-specific electricity supply
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: metered or reconciled electricity for cooling/freezing and storage, allocated by a documented causal driver when shared
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg temperature-managed output and declared storage duration
• Basis kind: Storage duration (storage_duration)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_temperature_storage_records
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-pef-2021-2279

Refrigerant make-up (refrigerant_makeup)

Record substance-specific additions to the refrigeration system so releases can be reconciled without a generic refrigerant assumption.

• Selected flow: Refrigerant identified by substance and facility record
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: purchased or charged refrigerant attributable to the included refrigeration system over the reporting period
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg temperature-managed output over the same reporting period
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_temperature_storage_records
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Chilled or frozen unrendered fat (temperature_managed_fat)

Record the product mass and physical state leaving temperature management, still before rendering.

• Selected flow: Fats, of pig and poultry, unrendered 0ba97549-7663-496e-8451-8396d31d2bcf
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured net mass at declared exit temperature and physical state
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: process output mass
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_temperature_storage_records
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Waste flows

Drip, purge, or rejected material during temperature management (temperature_management_loss)

Record all product mass not retained in the temperature-managed output and its disposition.

• Selected flow: Facility-specific organic loss to declared treatment route
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured or mass-balance-derived loss, reported separately by type and disposition
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg temperature-managed output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_temperature_storage_records
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Elementary flows

Refrigerant emitted to air (refrigerant_emission)

Calculate substance-specific releases from refrigeration service and stock records for the included system.

• Selected flow: Declared refrigerant substance emitted to air; substance-specific flow to be selected by dataset author
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: refrigerant balance from additions, removals, recovery, and stock change for the included system
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg temperature-managed output over the reporting period
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_temperature_storage_records
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Process: Packaging, final weighing, storage, loading, and handover (packaging_handover)

Inputs

Product flows

Unrendered fat entering handover preparation (fat_to_handover)

Record the product mass entering packaging or bulk handover preparation with its batch identity intact.

• Selected flow: Fats, of pig and poultry, unrendered 0ba97549-7663-496e-8451-8396d31d2bcf
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured mass entering packaging or bulk handover preparation
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net reference product at handover
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_handover_records
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Packaging materials (packaging_materials)

Record each material placed on the market with the product, net of documented return or reuse within the boundary.

• Selected flow: Each primary, secondary, pallet, liner, container, or reusable packaging material separately identified
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg; count converted using measured unit mass when necessary
• Amount rule: issued minus returned/reused packaging attributable to dispatched reference product
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net reference product at handover
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_handover_records
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Reference product at declared handover (reference_product_output)

This is the sole quantitative reference output. It remains unrendered and carries all required qualifiers.

• Selected flow: Fats, of pig and poultry, unrendered 0ba97549-7663-496e-8451-8396d31d2bcf
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured net handover mass after subtracting tare
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_handover_records
• Sources: unsd-cpc-3-0-2025; codex-cxc-58-2005

Waste flows

Packaging loss and discarded packaging (packaging_waste)

Record packaging discarded within the foreground rather than included with the handed-over product.

• Selected flow: Each packaging waste material and treatment route separately identified
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured discarded packaging attributable to the dispatch period
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg net reference product at handover
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_handover_records
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Elementary flows

Process: Outbound transport to declared handover (outbound_transport)

Inputs

Product flows

Dispatched unrendered fat (dispatched_product)

Record the net product mass loaded for each included transport leg.

• Selected flow: Fats, of pig and poultry, unrendered 0ba97549-7663-496e-8451-8396d31d2bcf
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured loaded net mass by shipment
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg delivered at the declared handover
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_transport_records
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Freight transport service (outbound_freight_service)

Record route-specific transport work to the declared handover without double counting a separate direct-fleet model.

• Selected flow: Route-, mode-, vehicle-, payload-, and refrigeration-specific transport service selected by dataset author
• Flow property / unit: Transport work / tonne-kilometre
• Amount rule: measured loaded product tonnes multiplied by actual loaded distance for each included leg
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Route-specific (route_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg delivered at the declared handover
• Basis kind: Transport service (transport_service)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_transport_records
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-pef-2021-2279

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Delivered unrendered fat (delivered_product)

Record the accepted product mass at the delivered handover point, retaining all reference-product qualifiers.

• Selected flow: Fats, of pig and poultry, unrendered 0ba97549-7663-496e-8451-8396d31d2bcf
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: measured accepted net mass at the declared delivered handover point
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: 1 kg delivered reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_transport_records
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Waste flows

Transport loss or rejected delivery (transport_loss)

Record the reconciled difference between dispatch and acceptance and its documented disposition.

• Selected flow: Product loss or rejected load to declared destination
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: dispatch mass minus accepted delivered mass, reconciled for documented measurement differences
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Route-specific (route_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted delivered product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_transport_records
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Elementary flows

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	applies_to	rule	source_ids
allocation_direct_subdivision	separation, cooling, packaging, and transport burdens	Assign directly metered or otherwise directly attributable inputs, emissions, and wastes to the unrendered-fat operations before allocating any joint burden.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_joint_slaughter_cutting	upstream slaughter or cutting joint process	If subdivision is not possible, document the selected PEF-compatible hierarchy. For a PEF pig study, apply the current pig-specific slaughterhouse provisions of Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279. For poultry, do not reuse pig factors: apply a justified causal physical relation where demonstrated, otherwise use economic allocation from contemporaneous prices at the joint production stage.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_no_cross_species_default	any generic or multi-site result	Never average pig and poultry allocation factors, yields, prices, utility intensities, or tissue compositions into an undocumented category default. Publish separate datasets or separately parameterized scenarios.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_output_status	products, co-products, residues, and wastes	Record mass, disposition, and economic status for all relevant joint-process outputs. A material treated as waste receives the applicable waste-treatment modelling; a saleable unrendered fat reference product shall not be relabelled as burden-free waste.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_rendering_excluded	downstream rendering	Do not assign rendering, melting, refining, or rendered-fat treatment burdens to this reference product. The handover to a downstream renderer is the end of this foreground unless transport to that handover is explicitly included.	unsd-cpc-3-0-2025; codex-cxs-211-1999
allocation_disclosure	allocated datasets	Report joint-process boundary, allocation hierarchy, variables, prices and price period where economic allocation is used, outputs receiving burdens, and sensitivity or limitation relevant to interpretation.	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_batch_identity_mass	separation_preparation	identity, input, product, reject	batch record and scale record	batch_id; animal_source; species; tissue_or_product_form; slaughter_or_cutting_lot; post_mortem_disposition; intended_grade; rendering_status; input_mass; output_mass; rejected_mass; tare; timestamp; scale_id	trace batch to source lot and record calibrated scale readings before and after separation	kg	each batch or lot	all batches in the reporting period or a documented representative sampling frame	each slaughter/cutting site and line	aggregate only within identical animal source, species, tissue/form, state, and boundary; production-weight by net output mass	calibration record; lot trace; disposition record; mass reconciliation
cp_utility_and_water_records	separation_preparation	electricity, water, wastewater	meter, invoice, runtime, and water-balance record	meter_start; meter_end; invoice_quantity; equipment_id; rated_power; runtime; load_factor_basis; water_input; water_to_product_if_any; wastewater_output; allocation_driver; production_mass	use sub-meter first, then documented meter or invoice reconciliation; retain equipment runtime inputs for provisional estimation	kWh; m3; h; kg output	each production period used by the source records	representative operating period covering declared product and site	each facility and declared utility-meter boundary	separate pig and poultry and materially different process routes; normalize by net process output	meter identifiers; invoices; production logs; reconciliation; documented estimate assumptions
cp_coproduct_allocation_records	separation_preparation	joint products, co-products, residues, wastes	joint-process mass and value ledger	allocation_period; process_boundary; output_id; output_status; mass; price; currency; price_date; destination; directly_attributable_burden; allocation_method	reconcile production, sales, waste, and disposition records at one joint-process boundary	kg; currency/kg	each allocation period	same period as included joint-process burdens	each site and animal source separately	do not aggregate pig and poultry; apply one documented allocation hierarchy per boundary	mass balance; sales invoices; disposition records; allocation workbook
cp_temperature_storage_records	temperature_management	product mass, temperature, energy, refrigerant, loss	batch temperature log, meter, refrigeration service record	batch_id; entry_mass; exit_mass; entry_temperature; exit_temperature; physical_state; storage_start; storage_end; electricity; refrigerant_type; opening_stock; additions; recovery; closing_stock; loss_mass	link temperature and storage records to batch; reconcile refrigeration meters and service logs	kg; degree C; h; kWh	each batch for identity/temperature and each reporting period for shared utilities	all included cooling/freezing/storage before handover	each facility, refrigeration system, and declared storage boundary	separate by animal source, state, route, and storage regime; allocate shared energy using a documented causal driver	continuous or periodic temperature records; meter record; service invoice; mass reconciliation
cp_packaging_handover_records	packaging_handover	packaging, tare, reference output, packaging waste	packaging issue/return, scale, and dispatch record	batch_id; packaging_material; units_issued; units_returned; unit_mass; reusable_cycles_if_known; gross_mass; tare_mass; net_mass; handover_point; handover_time; condition; waste_mass	reconcile packaging stock and dispatch weights; use measured packaging unit mass	kg; count	each dispatch with period stock reconciliation	all dispatches in reporting period	each packing line, bulk-loading point, and declared handover gate	aggregate only matching product qualifiers and packaging form; normalize to net product mass	scale calibration; packaging specification; stock ledger; dispatch acceptance
cp_transport_records	outbound_transport	shipment mass, distance, mode, refrigeration, accepted mass	carrier, dispatch, route, and receiving record	shipment_id; dispatch_mass; accepted_mass; origin; destination; actual_distance; mode; vehicle_class; payload; capacity_utilization; refrigeration; return_trip_treatment; temperature_log; rejection_or_loss	obtain carrier/telematics distance and receiving acceptance; model each leg separately	kg; km; tonne-kilometre	each shipment	all included shipments in reporting period	each origin-destination route and declared handover gate	sum leg-specific tonne-kilometres and losses; do not merge routes before calculation	bill of lading; carrier record; route evidence; receiving record; temperature record

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_net_handover_mass	reference product	net_mass_kg = gross_mass_kg - measured_tare_mass_kg	gross mass; tare mass	net kg at handover	codex-cxc-58-2005
calc_reference_normalization	all inventory rows	normalized_quantity = period_or_batch_quantity / net_reference_product_kg over the same boundary and period	flow quantity; matched net output mass	quantity per kg reference product	eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_provisional_separation_electricity	separation_electricity_provisional	estimated_kWh = sum(rated_power_kW x operating_time_h x documented_load_factor); use only when measured electricity is absent and replace when representative measured or reconciled records become available	equipment rating; operating time; site-specific load-factor basis; net output mass	provisional kWh/kg tagged reasoned_estimate
calc_wastewater_balance	separation wastewater	wastewater = metered discharge, or water inputs minus documented water retained in product, evaporation, and separately routed streams	water meter records; retained water; other outlets	m3 wastewater per kg output	eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031
calc_refrigerant_balance	refrigerant emission	emitted_mass = opening_stock + additions - recovered_or_returned - closing_stock, adjusted only for documented transfers	refrigerant stock and service records	kg substance emitted per kg output	eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_transport_work	each included transport leg	tonne_km = loaded_net_mass_kg / 1000 x actual_loaded_distance_km	shipment mass; distance	tonne-kilometre by leg per kg delivered	eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_mass_balance	each foreground process	input_mass = product_outputs + co_products + wastes + measured_or_explained_stock_change and losses, using consistent wet-state mass	input, output, waste, and stock records	reconciled mass balance and unexplained residual	eu-pef-2021-2279

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dqr_product_identity	reference product and all product rows	Declare exactly one animal source, pig or poultry, plus species, tissue/product form, physical state, disposition/grade, and unrendered status; keep lot linkage through handover.	batch, inspection/disposition, and handover records
dqr_measurement	mass, energy, water, temperature, and time	Use calibrated or controlled instruments and retain meter/scale identity, date, method, and unit conversions.	calibration, meter, scale, and operating records
dqr_temporal	all foreground data	Align flow records, production mass, prices, allocation period, and handover records to the same representative period; disclose gaps and seasonality.	timestamped records and coverage statement
dqr_completeness	process inventory	Reconcile product, co-product, waste, energy, water/wastewater, packaging, refrigerant, storage, and included transport records; explain every omitted applicable process.	process flow diagram, ledgers, balances, and omission statement
dqr_allocation	slaughter/cutting co-product burdens	Preserve direct attribution before allocation and retain the joint-process outputs, selected hierarchy, variables, and price evidence where applicable.	allocation workbook, output ledger, invoices, and method statement
dqr_reasoned_estimate_replacement	provisional electricity fallback	Mark the row as reasoned_estimate, disclose equipment, runtime, and load-factor assumptions, and replace it when representative sub-meter, reconciled utility, or equipment-test evidence becomes available or reviewed product-specific evidence supersedes it.	estimate worksheet, data-gap statement, and replacement review trigger
dqr_source_limits	use of external standards	Do not convert CXC hygiene guidance into universal temperature limits, CXS rendered-fat composition into unrendered-fat specifications, PEF pig allocation values into poultry defaults, or FDM BAT applicability/performance statements into generic legal limits.	source-use and limitation statement

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	applies_to	rule	source_ids
validate_reference_identity	reference flow	The product-flow UUID shall be 0ba97549-7663-496e-8451-8396d31d2bcf, reference property UUID 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66, unit-group UUID 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66, and reference unit kg.
validate_required_qualifiers	dataset metadata	Fail if animal_source is absent, is not exactly pig or poultry, or if species, anatomical tissue/product form, physical state, disposition/grade, rendering status, packaging, or handover condition is missing.	unsd-cpc-3-0-2025
validate_unrendered_boundary	process map and product description	Fail if rendering, fat melting/extraction, refining, fractionation, or manufacture of a CPC 21521-21529 rendered fat is included as a foreground production step for the reference product.	unsd-cpc-3-0-2025; codex-cxs-211-1999
validate_species_separation	foreground records and published result	Fail if actual pig and poultry parameters are averaged or combined without separate datasets/scenarios and retained disaggregated records.	eu-pef-2021-2279
validate_mass_and_tare	reference amount and process balances	Confirm net mass excludes packaging tare and that each included process has a reconciled input/output/co-product/waste/stock-change balance or a disclosed residual.	eu-pef-2021-2279
validate_cold_chain	chilled or frozen product	When temperature management applies, confirm physical state, temperature records, storage duration, energy, losses, and refrigerated transport treatment are present; otherwise report the check as skipped with reason.	codex-cxc-58-2005
validate_allocation	slaughter or cutting joint burdens	When upstream joint burdens are included, confirm direct subdivision is applied first, animal-specific allocation is documented, and no pig-specific factor is applied to poultry.	eu-pef-2021-2279
validate_transport_gate	outbound transport	Confirm included legs terminate at the declared handover, shipment mass and distance support tonne-kilometres, and downstream rendering transport is excluded unless explicitly part of the handover.	codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-pef-2021-2279
validate_reasoned_estimate	provisional electricity fallback	Accept the fallback only when measured electricity is unavailable, assumptions are documented, it is not used together with the measured row, and a replacement trigger is recorded; otherwise issue an error finding.
validate_completeness	validation result	Report accepted inputs, checks performed, checks skipped, findings, and completeness. Missing identity, boundary, allocation, or measurement evidence makes validation inconclusive or failing rather than silently complete.	eu-pef-2021-2279

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Foreground data package for one declared pig or poultry unrendered fat tissue/product form at a declared handover gate.
downstream_use	May become a secondary_dataset or background_dataset after methodology review, source/measurement QA, and validation; supports downstream process and lifecyclemodel projections.
allowed_use	Modelling fresh, chilled, or frozen unrendered pig or poultry fat before rendering, with matching animal source, species, tissue/form, state, geography, technology, allocation boundary, and handover conditions.
excluded_use	Rendered or refined fats and oils; lard or rendered poultry fat; unspecified pig-poultry averages; mixed animal material without separate parameterization; claims of food safety compliance; substitution for jurisdiction-specific legal requirements or product specifications.
required_metadata	PCR id/version; product-flow, property, and unit UUIDs; animal source; species; anatomical tissue/product form; disposition/grade; rendering status; physical state; net mass/tare method; site/geography; technology; period; separation point; included processes; cold-storage duration; packaging; handover point; transport legs; allocation method; source ids.
required_quality_disclosure	Record coverage and representativeness; calibration and reconciliation; mass-balance residual; direct versus allocated burdens; allocation variables and price period; data gaps; skipped checks; uncertainty; every reasoned_estimate; and source limitations.
update_trigger	New measured site or species/tissue evidence; availability of sub-meter data replacing the provisional energy estimate; change in animal source, product form, physical state, slaughter/cutting boundary, allocation method or prices, cooling/freezing route, packaging, storage duration, transport handover, Tiangong identity, CPC scope, or governing source revision.

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
unsd-cpc-3-0-2025	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)	Category identity and the unrendered/rendered boundary: 21511 versus rendered pig fat 21521, rendered poultry fat 21522, and other rendered fats 21523-21529. Limitation: classification defines scope, not LCA quantities, hygiene limits, or composition.
codex-cxc-58-2005	standard	Codex Alimentarius, Code of Hygienic Practice for Meat (CXC 58-2005). https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/sh-proxy/en/?lnk=1&url=https%253A%252F%252Fworkspace.fao.org%252Fsites%252Fcodex%252FStandards%252FCXC%2B58-2005%252FCXC_058e.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Process-control completeness for post-mortem handling, trimming/cutting, cooling/freezing, packaging, storage, transport, temperature records, segregation, and trace-back. Limitation: used as hygiene/process context only; this PCR does not promote its provisions into universal legal thresholds or LCA performance values.
codex-cxs-211-1999	standard	Codex Alimentarius, Standard for Named Animal Fats (CXS 211-1999), current official text amended 2024. https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/sh-proxy/pl/?lnk=1&url=https%253A%252F%252Fworkspace.fao.org%252Fsites%252Fcodex%252FStandards%252FCXS%2B211-1999%252FCXS_211e.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Negative boundary evidence: its named products include rendered lard and rendered pork fat. Limitation: it does not define unrendered pig/poultry fat as a category recipe, and none of its composition or quality values are used as defaults here.
eu-pef-2021-2279	official_guidance	European Commission, Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279 on the use of the Environmental Footprint methods, Annex I PEF method. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/2279/2021-12-30/eng (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Functional/declared unit, reference flow, system boundary, company-specific data, process inventory, data quality, allocation hierarchy, and slaughterhouse co-product handling. Limitation: pig-specific slaughterhouse provisions are not poultry evidence and shall not be averaged or transferred to poultry; EF-specific defaults apply only in the EF context for which they are prescribed.
eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031	official_guidance	European Commission, Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2031 establishing BAT conclusions for the food, drink and milk industries. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2019/2031/oj/eng (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Conditional checklist for process flow sheets and inventories of water, energy, raw materials, wastewater, waste gas, and monitoring parameters where the facility/activity is within scope. Limitation: no legal applicability threshold, BAT-associated performance level, emission limit, or sector value is generalized by this PCR; slaughterhouse applicability must be determined separately.