Fish fillets and fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh or chilled

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR applies to edible fish fillets and other fish meat, including minced fish meat, supplied fresh or chilled without a preservation treatment other than chilling. It covers foreground operations from receipt of fish or fish portions at the processing facility through preparation, filleting or meat recovery, optional mincing, washing where used, chilling, packing, cold storage, and dispatch at the facility gate.

It excludes whole fish sold without filleting or meat recovery, frozen products, dried, salted, smoked, cooked, canned, fermented, coated, or otherwise preserved fish, fish livers and roes, and products whose main material is crustacean, mollusc, or another aquatic invertebrate. Aquaculture or capture, landing, and inbound transport remain upstream unless operated within the reporting organization and explicitly included as additional processes. Species, production origin, received form, skin and bone condition, minced or non-minced form, chilling medium, and packaging format shall be declared because they materially affect yield, energy, water, and co-product treatment.

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.fish-fillets-and-fish-meat-whether-or-not-minced-fresh-or-chilled
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 21221, exact
covered_products	Fresh or chilled fish fillets; fresh or chilled fish meat, whether or not minced
excluded_products	Whole fish; frozen fish or fish meat; dried, salted, smoked, cooked, canned, fermented, coated, or otherwise preserved fish; fish livers and roes; crustaceans, molluscs, and other aquatic invertebrates
representative_product	Packed fresh or chilled edible fish fillet at the processing-facility gate
production_route	Receipt under temperature control; preparation and filleting/meat recovery; optional skinning, deboning, trimming, or mincing; washing where used; chilling; packing; cold storage and dispatch
market_state	Fresh or chilled, not frozen, ready for sale or further food preparation

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Edible fish fillet or fish meat supplied for food use
How much	1 kg net product mass
How well	Fresh or chilled, declared species and product form, meeting applicable food-safety and commercial quality requirements
How long or cycle	One delivery of product at the processing-facility gate; no use duration is assigned
reference_flow_link	The reference flow is the net mass of conforming packed product leaving the foreground system

Field	Value
Reference amount	1 kg
Reference product flow	Fish fillets and fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh or chilled a1c31d45-a225-426f-908a-f79eae6c071f
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	fish species or species mix; capture or aquaculture origin; received form; fillet or other meat form; minced or non-minced; skin and bone condition; fresh or chilled claim; product temperature criterion; chilling medium; packaging format; net mass basis; facility geography and reporting period

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 product, excluding packaging, free drainage water, and loose ice unless the declared product specification explicitly includes an ice glaze or packing medium; disclose any included medium separately.
wet_mass_basis	Fish inputs, edible outputs, offcuts, and waste	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Record actual wet mass at the point each flow crosses the process boundary and do not convert between live, landed, gutted, fillet, and minced mass without a documented calculation rule.
temperature_record	Receipt, chilling, storage, and dispatch	Temperature	deg C	Record measured product or representative core temperature, the criterion applied, measurement location, instrument identity, and timestamp; temperature is a quality and safety qualifier and is not converted into the reference mass.
energy_conversion	Electricity and fuels	Energy	kWh or MJ	Preserve metered units and conversion factors; convert only with a documented factor and report refrigeration separately when submetering or engineering allocation permits.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Fish or fish portions received at the processing facility, with species, origin, received form, mass, temperature condition, supplier or lot, and upstream dataset reference declared
starting_condition_role	Upstream product input entering the foreground fish-processing system
product_classification_scope	Edible fish fillets and fish meat, whether or not minced, fresh or chilled
recursive_input_rule	A purchased fresh or chilled fillet or fish-meat input already within this category is recorded once as an upstream product input and is not recursively reprocessed in the same model; only actual additional foreground operations are inventoried
upstream_dataset_requirement	Use a representative upstream dataset for the received fish form and declared capture or aquaculture origin; do not substitute a fillet dataset for whole or gutted fish without documenting the mass and co-product consequences
disclosure	Declare capture or aquaculture origin, species, received form, prior preservation, inbound temperature condition, included facility operations, outsourced processing, allocation method, co-product destinations, packaging, geographic scope, and reporting period

Boundary Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_gate_to_gate	Foreground system	Include all on-site operations required to convert the declared received fish form into conforming fresh or chilled fillets or fish meat through packed cold dispatch, including refrigeration, sanitation, water, packaging, and management of offcuts and wastewater.	codex-cxc-52-2003
boundary_upstream_identity	Received fish	Keep fishing or aquaculture, landing, and inbound transport upstream unless they are operated by the reporting organization or intentionally added; always link the received form to an upstream dataset with matching origin and form.	eu-pef-2021-2279
boundary_cold_chain	Product handling	Keep time and temperature control within the foreground boundary from receipt through dispatch and record deviations; fresh product shall not be represented as frozen or as preserved by another treatment.	codex-cxc-52-2003

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
receipt_cold_holding	Receipt and temperature-controlled holding	required	Always	Receive, weigh, inspect, and keep fish chilled before processing	kg accepted fish input
filleting_meat_preparation	Filleting and fish-meat preparation	required	Always; individual cutting, skinning, deboning, trimming, and mincing steps apply to the declared product route	Produce edible fillets or fish meat and separate co-products or residues	kg prepared edible output
washing_chilling_packing	Washing, chilling, packing, and cold dispatch	required	Always; washing and ice addition apply only when used	Bring product to the declared fresh or chilled market state and pack it	kg packed net product
sanitation_wastewater_support	Sanitation, refrigeration support, and wastewater handling	required	Always	Capture shared water, energy, cleaning agents, wastewater, and waste management	kg packed net product

Process: Receipt and temperature-controlled holding (receipt_cold_holding)

Inputs

Product flows

Received fish or fish portions (received_fish)

Record the actual received form that crosses the facility boundary. Do not assign an approximate Tiangong UUID before identity review.

• Selected flow: Received fish or fish portions
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured accepted wet mass by lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg packed net product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_lot_mass_temperature
• Sources: codex-cxc-52-2003
• Range: Provisional raw-fish input yield screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1.25
  • Upper: 4.00
  • Unit: kg received fish/kg packed net product
  • Basis: per 1 kg packed net product; replace with species-, received-form-, and route-specific reviewed evidence
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Chilling ice or chilled water at receipt (receipt_chilling_medium)

Record purchased or internally supplied ice or chilled water that crosses the receipt process boundary.

• Selected flow: Ice or chilled water
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured or calculated from issued mass and return records
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg packed net product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_utilities_materials
• Sources: codex-cxc-52-2003

Waste flows

Rejected fish and receiving residues (receiving_rejects)

Record fish rejected at receipt and residues removed before accepted-input weighing, with destination and cause.

• Selected flow: Rejected fish and receiving residues
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured wet mass by destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg packed net product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_output_destination_mass
• Sources: codex-cxc-52-2003

Elementary flows

None expected as direct elementary flows unless site-specific refrigerant leakage or another direct release is assigned to this process.

Outputs

Product flows

Accepted chilled fish for preparation (accepted_fish)

Record accepted wet mass transferred to preparation.

• Selected flow: Accepted chilled fish
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured or mass-balanced transferred wet mass
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg accepted fish output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_lot_mass_temperature
• Sources: codex-cxc-52-2003

Waste flows

None beyond the receiving rejects recorded above.

Elementary flows

None expected.

Process: Filleting and fish-meat preparation (filleting_meat_preparation)

Inputs

Product flows

Accepted fish for cutting or meat recovery (fish_for_preparation)

Record the accepted chilled fish transferred from receipt.

• Selected flow: Accepted chilled fish
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: transferred wet mass
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg prepared edible output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_lot_mass_temperature
• Sources: codex-cxc-52-2003

Process water used in preparation (preparation_water)

Record water used for product-contact rinsing, washing, or line operation in this process.

• Selected flow: Process water
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: submetered volume converted using documented density, or allocated facility meter record
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg packed net product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_utilities_materials
• Sources: codex-cxc-52-2003
• Range: Provisional process-water screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.1
  • Upper: 20
  • Unit: kg water/kg packed net product
  • Basis: broad first-pass screen; replace with reviewed site or source evidence
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

None as inputs unless externally managed residues are returned for further processing; disclose such recirculation separately.

Elementary flows

None expected.

Outputs

Product flows

Prepared edible fillets or fish meat (prepared_edible_meat)

Record edible product after cutting, optional skinning or deboning, trimming, meat recovery, and optional mincing.

• Selected flow: Prepared edible fish fillets or fish meat
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured wet mass released to final chilling and packing
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg prepared edible output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_output_destination_mass
• Sources: codex-cxc-52-2003

Saleable fish co-products (saleable_coproducts)

Record heads, frames, skins, trimmings, mince fractions, or other materials that leave as products, by destination and quality status.

• Selected flow: Saleable fish co-products
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured wet mass by co-product and destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg prepared edible output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_output_destination_mass
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Waste flows

Non-saleable offcuts and spoiled material (processing_residues)

Record non-product organic residues by treatment route; do not combine them with saleable co-products.

• Selected flow: Fish processing residues
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured wet mass by treatment route
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg prepared edible output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_output_destination_mass
• Sources: codex-cxc-52-2003

Elementary flows

None expected.

Process: Washing, chilling, packing, and cold dispatch (washing_chilling_packing)

Inputs

Product flows

Prepared edible fish product (prepared_product_for_packing)

Record prepared edible output received for final conditioning and packing.

• Selected flow: Prepared edible fish fillets or fish meat
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: transferred wet mass
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg packed net product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_lot_mass_temperature
• Sources: codex-cxc-52-2003

Final-stage water and ice (final_water_ice)

Record water and ice used for final washing, chilling, or packing, separated when records permit.

• Selected flow: Process water and ice
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured issued mass or metered volume with documented conversion
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg packed net product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_utilities_materials
• Sources: codex-cxc-52-2003
• Range: Provisional ice-use screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 1
  • Unit: kg ice/kg packed net product
  • Basis: broad first-pass screen; replace with reviewed product- and route-specific evidence
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Primary and secondary packaging (packaging_materials)

Record each packaging material by material type and measured issued mass, net of documented returns.

• Selected flow: Packaging materials
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured or bill-of-material mass by packaging component
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg packed net product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_utilities_materials
• Sources:
• Range: Provisional packaging-mass screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0
  • Upper: 0.2
  • Unit: kg packaging/kg packed net product
  • Basis: broad first-pass screen; replace with reviewed pack-format evidence
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Waste flows

None as inputs.

Elementary flows

None expected.

Outputs

Product flows

Packed fresh or chilled fish fillets or meat (reference_product)

This is the reference product leaving the facility gate.

• Selected flow: Fish fillets and fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh or chilled a1c31d45-a225-426f-908a-f79eae6c071f
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: exactly 1 kg net product mass after allocation and normalization
• Value mode: Fixed value (fixed_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: 1 kg reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Identity reference (identity_reference)
• Collection protocol: cp_lot_mass_temperature
• Sources: codex-cxc-52-2003

Waste flows

Packaging rejects and final product losses (packing_losses)

Record rejected product and packaging waste by material and destination.

• Selected flow: Packing losses and packaging waste
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured mass or reconciled issue-minus-product balance
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per kg packed net product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_output_destination_mass
• Sources:

Elementary flows

None expected.

Process: Sanitation, refrigeration support, and wastewater handling (sanitation_wastewater_support)

Inputs

Product flows

Electricity and fuels (facility_energy)

Record energy used by refrigeration, cutting, pumping, ice making, compressed air, lighting, and other included facility operations.

• Selected flow: Electricity and fuels by carrier
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh or MJ
• Amount rule: measured by submeter; otherwise allocate facility records using documented engineering drivers
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg packed net product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_utilities_materials
• Sources:
• Range: Provisional electricity-use screen
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 0.02
  • Upper: 5
  • Unit: kWh/kg packed net product
  • Basis: broad first-pass screen for facility electricity; replace with reviewed site or source evidence
  • Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Cleaning water and agents (sanitation_inputs)

Record water, detergents, and disinfectants used for included sanitation activities.

• Selected flow: Cleaning water, detergent, and disinfectant by material
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: measured issued quantity or procurement-and-stock balance
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg packed net product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_utilities_materials
• Sources: codex-cxc-52-2003

Waste flows

None as inputs.

Elementary flows

None expected as inputs.

Outputs

Product flows

None expected.

Waste flows

Process wastewater (process_wastewater)

Record wastewater mass or volume and treatment destination, with measured load indicators when available.

• Selected flow: Fish-processing wastewater
• Flow property / unit: Mass or volume / kg or m3
• Amount rule: metered discharge or water balance, segregated by treatment route
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg packed net product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wastewater_refrigerant
• Sources: codex-cxc-52-2003

Elementary flows

Direct refrigerant releases (refrigerant_release)

Record direct refrigerant loss to air from included refrigeration equipment by refrigerant species.

• Selected flow: Refrigerant emission to air by species
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: calculated from charge, additions, recovery, and inventory change
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg packed net product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_wastewater_refrigerant
• Sources:

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_avoid_first	Multi-output processing	Avoid allocation by separately metering or subdividing filleting, mincing, chilling, and packing operations where technically feasible.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_physical_relation	Shared operations with saleable fish co-products	Where subdivision is not feasible and a defensible physical relationship represents resource use, allocate shared inputs and emissions using that relationship; wet mass may be used only when it reasonably reflects the underlying process relationship.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_economic_fallback	Joint outputs without a defensible physical relationship	Use a documented economic relationship only when subdivision and a representative physical relationship are not feasible; report prices, geography, time basis, averaging, and sensitivity to the allocation choice.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_waste_not_coproduct	Offcuts, spoiled fish, sludge, and packaging waste	Classify an output as a co-product only when it leaves as a product with a documented destination and value or function; otherwise model it as waste and include treatment attributable to the foreground system.	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_lot_mass_temperature	receipt_cold_holding; filleting_meat_preparation; washing_chilling_packing	Lot mass, product form, and temperature	weighbridge or scale record; receiving and dispatch log; temperature log	lot_id; species; origin; received_form; input_mass_kg; transferred_mass_kg; packed_net_mass_kg; temperature_deg_c; criterion; timestamp; instrument_id; rejection_mass_kg	Calibrated scale and calibrated temperature instrument, linked to production lot	kg; deg C	Each lot and each required control point	Representative continuous 12-month period or complete declared campaign	Every included facility and outsourced foreground step	Sum masses by lot and product; calculate mass-weighted annual or campaign intensity; retain exceptional lots and explain exclusions	Calibration records; lot traceability; temperature-monitoring record; reconciliation sign-off
cp_utilities_materials	All processes	Water, ice, energy, packaging, and cleaning materials	meter; invoice; stock issue; bill of materials	period; meter_id; carrier_or_material; opening_stock; purchases; closing_stock; issued_quantity; returned_quantity; unit; allocation_driver	Submetering preferred; otherwise reconciled procurement/stock record with documented engineering allocation	kg; m3; kWh; MJ	Per batch where available and at least monthly	Same period as product output, normally 12 consecutive months	Every included facility; separate material or energy carrier	Net use divided by allocated packed output after stock reconciliation	Meter calibration; invoices; stock ledger; allocation worksheet
cp_output_destination_mass	receipt_cold_holding; filleting_meat_preparation; washing_chilling_packing	Product, co-product, reject, and waste mass and destination	scale ticket; dispatch record; waste manifest	lot_id; output_type; product_or_waste_status; mass_kg; destination; value_or_function; treatment_route; timestamp	Weigh each material stream or use a documented mass balance when direct weighing is impracticable	kg	Each dispatch or disposal event	Same period as reference product	Every included facility and external destination category	Sum by output identity and destination; no netting of product and waste	Scale calibration; sales or transfer record; waste manifest; mass-balance reconciliation
cp_wastewater_refrigerant	sanitation_wastewater_support	Wastewater and refrigerant release	discharge meter and sampling record; refrigerant service log	discharge_volume; load_indicator; concentration; treatment_route; refrigerant_species; opening_charge; additions; recovery; closing_charge	Direct measurement where available; otherwise documented water balance and refrigerant mass balance	m3; kg; concentration unit	Per discharge sample and service event; aggregate monthly	Same period as reference product	Every included facility	Aggregate measured discharge and calculate species-specific refrigerant loss; allocate only shared support quantities	Laboratory record; meter calibration; service invoice; charge reconciliation

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_reference_normalization	All inventory rows	normalized amount = allocated included-period amount / packed net reference-product mass	allocated amount; packed_net_mass_kg	amount per 1 kg reference product
calc_mass_balance	Each process and reporting period	mass-balance difference = total mass inputs - total product outputs - total co-product outputs - total waste outputs - documented water carryover or evaporation	measured input and output wet masses; documented moisture or carryover terms	absolute and relative reconciliation difference	codex-cxc-52-2003
calc_refrigerant_loss	Refrigeration system	refrigerant loss = opening charge + additions - recovered refrigerant - closing charge, not less than zero unless a documented correction is applied	opening_charge; additions; recovery; closing_charge	kg refrigerant released by species
calc_allocation	Shared multi-output operations	Apply the selected subdivision, physical, or economic allocation rule consistently to all shared inputs and emissions; preserve unallocated totals and allocation fractions	shared totals; output quantities; physical driver or prices	allocated inventory by output	eu-pef-2021-2279

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_identity_traceability	Product and fish inputs	Preserve lot linkage among species, origin, received form, temperature records, processing route, and packed output.	Lot records and traceability reconciliation; codex-cxc-52-2003
dq_temporal_representativeness	Foreground activity data	Use a representative continuous 12-month period where operations are ongoing; for seasonal or campaign production, cover the complete declared campaign and disclose why it is representative.	Period coverage table and production summary; eu-pef-2021-2279
dq_geographic_technology_scope	Facilities and outsourced foreground steps	Include every facility and technology represented by the dataset or disclose exclusions and their share of output; do not pool materially different filleting, mincing, chilling, or packing routes without stratification or justification.	Facility list, route description, coverage calculation; eu-pef-2021-2279
dq_measurement_control	Mass, temperature, utilities, and releases	Retain instrument identity, calibration or verification status, sampling method, missing-data treatment, and reconciliation evidence.	Calibration certificates, meter logs, sampling records, and QA sign-off
dq_food_safety_context	Fresh or chilled product	Retain the applicable time-temperature criterion, monitoring results, corrective actions, and hygiene-control evidence; PCR conformance does not replace food-safety compliance.	Temperature log, sanitation record, deviation and corrective-action record; codex-cxc-52-2003

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validate_reference_flow	Reference product	Confirm exactly 1 kg net product mass, the specified product-flow UUID, Mass property UUID, unit-group UUID, kg unit, and all required qualifiers.
validate_scope_state	Product identity and boundary	Reject datasets for frozen or otherwise preserved product; verify that the received form and included processing route can produce the declared fresh or chilled fillet or fish-meat output.	codex-cxc-52-2003
validate_cold_chain_records	Receipt through dispatch	Require time-temperature records and documented response to deviations for every declared control point.	codex-cxc-52-2003
validate_mass_balance	Each process and reporting period	Reconcile fish inputs with edible output, saleable co-products, rejects, waste, and documented carryover; investigate rather than automatically accept values outside the provisional QA screen.
validate_allocation	Multi-output operations	Confirm that subdivision was considered first, the selected driver is justified, outputs are not double counted as both co-product and waste, and allocation fractions reconcile to the unallocated total.	eu-pef-2021-2279
validate_provisional_ranges	QA guardrails	Treat all reasoned_estimate ranges as non-normative screening values; flag exceedances for review and replace or confirm the ranges with reviewed evidence before activation.
validate_data_completeness	Foreground package	Require full facility, temporal, route, utility, packaging, co-product, waste, wastewater, refrigerant, and source disclosure or an explicit documented exclusion.	eu-pef-2021-2279

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Foreground production data package for fresh or chilled fish fillets and fish meat
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset
allowed_use	Product and process LCA where species or species mix, origin, received form, processing route, market state, geography, technology, allocation, and data period are representative
excluded_use	Frozen, preserved, cooked, or non-fish products; upstream capture or aquaculture impacts without a linked upstream dataset; retail, consumer preparation, or end-of-life claims outside the declared boundary
required_metadata	PCR id and status; product-flow UUID; species and origin; received form; product form; skin/bone/mincing state; chilling medium and temperature criterion; packaging; facility geography; technology route; period; allocation method; co-product and waste destinations; upstream dataset references
required_quality_disclosure	Temporal, geographic, and technological representativeness; facility and output coverage; measurement and calibration evidence; mass-balance result; missing-data treatment; provisional estimate use; allocation sensitivity; food-safety criterion and deviations
update_trigger	Change in species mix, origin, received form, yield, equipment, refrigeration system, chilling or packing method, co-product destination, allocation driver, facility mix, regulation, or evidence that materially changes normalized results or scope

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
codex-cxc-52-2003	standard	FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius, CXC 52-2003, Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products, official PDF: https://www.fao.org/input/download/standards/10273/CXP_052e.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Fresh/chilled product meaning; filleting, skinning, trimming, washing and hygiene process decomposition; time-temperature and cold-chain controls; quality and food-safety records
eu-pef-2021-2279	official_guidance	European Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279 on the use of the Environmental Footprint methods, Annex I Product Environmental Footprint method: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/2279/oj/eng (retrieved 2026-08-11)	System-boundary disclosure; allocation hierarchy; foreground data quality, representativeness, completeness, and validation requirements