Goat fat, unrendered

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR covers unrendered fatty tissue or unrendered fat raw material separated from goats after slaughter and/or cutting. The product remains recognizably animal tissue or a fatty raw material and has not undergone rendering, melting for fat recovery, refining, fractionation, hydrogenation, interesterification, or comparable conversion into a rendered fat or oil.

The default foreground starts with a declared lot of post-mortem-inspected goat carcass parts or cuts bearing fatty tissue at the separation or trimming gate. It covers separation and trimming, condition-dependent chilling or freezing, packaging, cold storage and dispatch, and transport only up to the declared contractual handover point. A foreground data package may start with already separated unrendered goat fat, but it shall then link a conforming upstream dataset and avoid recursively reproducing the same separation stage.

The PCR does not cover rendered animal fats in CPC 21521–21529, including tallow or other rendered goat fat; refined or chemically modified fats; fat from sheep, cattle, buffalo, pigs, poultry, fish, or mixed-species lots; or a whole slaughterhouse output with no distinct unrendered-goat-fat reference flow. Rendering and refining are downstream processes and are excluded from the default foreground even when the unrendered fat is destined for them.

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.goat-fat-unrendered
classification_refs	UNSD CPC 3.0: 21515, Goat fat, unrendered
covered_products	Separated or trimmed fat-bearing tissue from goats sold or transferred without rendering; edible-grade or technical-grade material when grade and disposition are declared; uncooled, chilled, or frozen lots when the actual state is declared
excluded_products	Rendered, melted, refined, fractionated, hydrogenated, interesterified, or re-esterified animal fats; tallow; marrow, bone or foot oils; mixed-species fat; sheep, cattle, buffalo, pig, poultry, fish, or other animal fat; whole carcasses or cuts not represented as a distinct fat output
representative_product	Net mass of goat fatty tissue separated after post-mortem inspection and trimming, transferred as an unrendered raw material at a declared temperature and handover gate
production_route	Post-mortem-inspected goat carcass part or cut → separation/trimming → condition-dependent chilling or freezing → condition-dependent packaging → storage/dispatch → declared handover; no rendering or refining
market_state	Unrendered fatty tissue or fat raw material; actual anatomical source, attached non-fat tissue, grade, uncooled/chilled/frozen state, packaging, temperature, storage duration, and handover point declared

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Supply of goat fat as unrendered fatty tissue or unrendered fat raw material for further use
How much	1 kg net mass excluding packaging, pallets, containers, ice, and other tare
How well	Goat-only material that has not been rendered or refined, with actual tissue source, attached non-fat tissue, grade, hygiene disposition, and cold-chain state declared
How long or cycle	One production and handover lot; any storage duration and delivery leg included before handover are declared
reference_flow_link	1 kg net mass of conforming unrendered goat fat at the declared handover point

Field	Value
Reference amount	1 kg
Reference product flow	Goat fat, unrendered 40180a73-975d-407f-aa3e-63588b6bf076
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	goat species identity; anatomical tissue source; degree of attached muscle and connective tissue and bone; edible or technical grade and disposition; post-mortem inspection status; unrendered treatment state; uncooled/chilled/frozen state; product temperature at handover; net-mass and tare method; packaging form; storage duration; dispatch origin and contractual handover point; included delivery leg if any

When constructing a foreground data package, the items listed in Required qualifiers shall be declared in dataset metadata, process notes, reference-flow comments, product descriptions, or equivalent data-package fields. Missing qualifiers make the reference-flow definition incomplete. An unspecified “goat fat” description is not sufficient because tissue composition, hygiene disposition, and cold-chain state materially change the data-production boundary.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_mass	Reference product and all mass-normalized inventory	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Report the reference flow as 1 kg net unrendered goat fat. Convert source mass records to kg without changing the physical state represented.
net_product_mass	Packaged, iced, palletized, or containerized lots	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Determine product mass from verified net weighing or gross mass minus measured tare. Exclude packaging, containers, pallets, free ice, and transport equipment.
treatment_state	Product identity	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	A mass record is conforming only when the recorded material has not undergone rendering, melt recovery, refining, fractionation, or chemical modification. Do not relabel a rendered-fat mass as unrendered fat.
cold_chain_state	Chilling, freezing, storage, dispatch, and delivery	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Record measured product temperature, state (uncooled/chilled/frozen), time stamp, and storage or transit duration. This PCR sets no universal temperature threshold; the applicable food-safety specification and actual control record govern.
lot_mass_balance	Separation/trimming and subsequent handling	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Reconcile input mass, unrendered-fat output, other co-products, waste, samples, drip or moisture loss, and inventory change for the same lot and gate. Disclose unexplained imbalance.
transport_service	Delivery included before the contractual handover	Mass-distance	t·km	Calculate tonne-kilometres from measured shipped product mass in tonnes and route-specific distance in kilometres; separately record refrigerated operation and return or repositioning assumptions.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	A traceable lot of post-mortem-inspected goat carcass parts or cuts bearing fat enters the separation/trimming gate; alternatively, already separated unrendered goat fat enters a later foreground step with a linked upstream dataset
starting_condition_role	Upstream product input to the foreground production of unrendered goat fat
product_classification_scope	Goat fat, unrendered; CPC 3.0 code 21515 is classification context, while anatomical tissue, grade, and cold-chain state remain mandatory foreground qualifiers
recursive_input_rule	When unrendered goat fat is received for further cooling, packing, storage, or delivery, record it once as a technosphere product input and link its upstream dataset; do not recreate separation burdens or treat the input as burden-free
upstream_dataset_requirement	Goat rearing, live-animal transport, slaughter, dressing, post-mortem inspection, and any shared cutting before the declared starting gate require traceable upstream datasets with species, geography, technology, co-product treatment, and allocation disclosed; sheep or cattle parameters shall not be silently substituted
disclosure	Declare anatomical source and actual tissue condition, attached muscle/connective tissue/bone, edible or technical disposition, inspection status, separation gate, chilling/freezing history, packaging, storage, dispatch origin, contractual handover, and whether transport is inside or outside the foreground

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
sb_unrendered_identity	Product and all foreground processes	Include only goat fatty tissue or fat raw material that remains unrendered. Rendering, melt recovery, refining, and rendered-fat production are outside the default foreground and shall not be reported as production steps for this reference flow.	unsd-cpc-3-0-structure-2025; codex-cxs-211-1999
sb_actual_tissue_and_gate	Starting condition and product identity	Identify the actual anatomical tissue source and attached non-fat material, and distinguish the post-mortem inspection/slaughter-dressing boundary from the later cutting or trimming boundary. A generic goat-fat label without these facts is incomplete.	codex-cxc-58-2005
sb_cold_chain_and_handover	Cooling, freezing, storage, dispatch, and delivery	Include the actual cold-chain processes controlled by the reporting operator through the declared handover. Record temperature-control and duration evidence; stop at the contractual handover unless an included delivery leg is explicitly declared.	codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-pef-2021-2279
sb_inventory_completeness	Foreground resource and emission inventory	For each included process, inventory actual product inputs/outputs, water, energy, cleaning materials, packaging, waste water, wastes, direct emissions, refrigerant losses, and relevant transport. Apply the FDM BAT source only as a completeness and monitoring prompt, not as a legal applicability decision, emission limit, or performance benchmark.	eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031
sb_exclusions_disclosed	Dataset scope	Document and justify excluded life-cycle stages and processes, including upstream goat production, any shared slaughter process outside the starting gate, downstream rendering/refining, post-handover transport, use, and end of life.	eu-pef-2021-2279

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
fat_separation_and_trimming	Goat fat separation and trimming	required	Always required unless the foreground starts with already separated unrendered goat fat and links a conforming upstream dataset	Establish the distinct unrendered-fat output and the co-product allocation gate	1 kg net unrendered goat fat output
cold_conditioning	Chilling or freezing	conditional	Required when the declared product is chilled or frozen, or when temperature-controlled holding occurs before handover	Establish the actual cold-chain state without rendering the tissue	1 kg conditioned unrendered goat fat output
packaging	Product packaging	conditional	Required when packaging, liners, containers, ice, or reusable transport items cross or support the foreground boundary	Protect and identify the product lot while keeping product mass separate from tare	1 kg net packed product
cold_storage_and_dispatch	Cold storage and dispatch	required	Required for chilled or frozen market states; for immediate uncooled transfer, retain the dispatch and handover records and report zero storage duration	Maintain lot identity and declare the dispatch gate	1 kg net product dispatched
outbound_transport_to_handover	Outbound transport to declared handover	conditional	Include only when seller-controlled delivery or another transport leg is inside the declared foreground	Carry the product to the contractual handover without extending the boundary beyond it	t·km and 1 kg net product handed over

Process: Goat fat separation and trimming (fat_separation_and_trimming)

Inputs

Product flows

Post-mortem-inspected goat carcass parts or cuts bearing fat (goat_carcass_parts_input)

Record the actual goat-only tissue entering the separation gate and link the upstream slaughter/cutting dataset. Do not substitute a sheep, cattle, or mixed-species input.

• Selected flow: Goat carcass parts or cuts bearing fatty tissue
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured net input mass by traceable lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net unrendered goat fat output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_tissue_lot_and_mass
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Separation and sanitation electricity (separation_electricity)

Record metered or allocated electricity for cutting, trimming, ventilation, cleaning, and other operations within this process gate.

• Selected flow: Electricity supplied to separation and sanitation operations
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Metered electricity or a documented meter-based allocation to the lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net unrendered goat fat output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_resources_and_emissions
• Sources: eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031

Water and cleaning materials (separation_water_cleaning_inputs)

Record potable/process water and cleaning or sanitation products that cross the process boundary. Keep water and each material as separate dataset exchanges when their supplied flows differ.

• Selected flow: Water and cleaning materials supplied to the separation area
• Flow property / unit: Mass or volume / kg or m3 as measured
• Amount rule: Meter, batch, issue, or purchase records attributable to the process
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net unrendered goat fat output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_resources_and_emissions
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Unrendered goat fat at the separation gate (unrendered_goat_fat_separated)

This is the distinct fat-bearing tissue output before any rendering. Record anatomical source, attached non-fat tissue, grade, inspection disposition, and measured state.

• Selected flow: Goat fat, unrendered 40180a73-975d-407f-aa3e-63588b6bf076
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Verified net mass of the lot leaving separation/trimming
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per separation lot and normalized to 1 kg reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fat_output_state
• Sources: unsd-cpc-3-0-structure-2025; codex-cxc-58-2005

Other saleable or usable slaughter/cutting outputs (other_coproducts)

Record meat, edible offal, bone, hide/skin, or other outputs separately when they share burdens with fat separation. Their actual disposition determines whether they are co-products, residuals, or wastes.

• Selected flow: Facility-specific co-products from the same goat lot
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured output mass and documented destination by output category
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per separation lot
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_coproduct_waste_allocation
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Waste flows

Condemned, discarded, or non-product tissue (condemned_discarded_tissue)

Record material rejected or directed to waste management separately from saleable unrendered fat and other co-products, together with disposition and reason.

• Selected flow: Condemned or discarded goat tissue
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured waste mass by lot and destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per separation lot
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_coproduct_waste_allocation
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-pef-2021-2279

Separation and sanitation waste water (separation_wastewater)

Record waste-water quantity and the monitored parameters needed by the applicable facility programme. Do not infer pollutant concentrations or legal limits from this PCR.

• Selected flow: Waste water from separation and sanitation
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: Metered, balanced, or otherwise documented discharge attributable to the process
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net unrendered goat fat output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_resources_and_emissions
• Sources: eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031

Elementary flows

Process: Chilling or freezing (cold_conditioning)

Inputs

Product flows

Unrendered goat fat entering cold conditioning (fat_to_cold_conditioning)

Maintain the same lot identity and record the pre-conditioning temperature and state.

• Selected flow: Goat fat, unrendered 40180a73-975d-407f-aa3e-63588b6bf076
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured net mass entering chilling or freezing
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conditioned output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_cold_chain_energy_and_state
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Refrigeration electricity (cold_conditioning_electricity)

Record actual electricity for chilling, freezing, fans, pumps, and associated controlled holding within the process gate.

• Selected flow: Electricity supplied to cold conditioning
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Metered electricity or a documented meter-based allocation for the lot and operating period
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg conditioned unrendered goat fat
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_cold_chain_energy_and_state
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031

Refrigerant make-up (refrigerant_makeup)

Record refrigerant additions attributable to the reporting period and allocate them using documented equipment or service records.

• Selected flow: Facility-specific refrigerant make-up
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Service-record or inventory-based refrigerant addition attributable to included equipment
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reporting-period output and normalized to 1 kg conditioned product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_refrigerant_records
• Sources: eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Chilled or frozen unrendered goat fat (conditioned_unrendered_goat_fat)

Record net mass, measured temperature, state, start/end time, and any drip or inventory change. Cooling or freezing does not convert the tissue into rendered fat.

• Selected flow: Goat fat, unrendered 40180a73-975d-407f-aa3e-63588b6bf076
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Verified net output mass with time-stamped temperature and state record
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per conditioning lot and normalized to 1 kg reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_cold_chain_energy_and_state
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Waste flows

Drip, purge, or cold-conditioning loss (cold_conditioning_loss)

Record actual removed material or unexplained mass loss; do not apply a sheep, cattle, or generic meat default.

• Selected flow: Drip, purge, or discarded material from cold conditioning
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured collected mass or mass-balance difference, with the method disclosed
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per conditioning lot
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_cold_chain_energy_and_state
• Sources:

Elementary flows

Refrigerant emitted to air (refrigerant_emission_to_air)

Record only a facility-specific refrigerant loss calculated from verified service and inventory records; identify the actual substance in the produced dataset.

• Selected flow: Facility-specific refrigerant emission to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Refrigerant mass balance allocated to included equipment and reporting-period output
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reporting-period output and normalized to 1 kg conditioned product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_refrigerant_records
• Sources: eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031

Process: Product packaging (packaging)

Inputs

Product flows

Unrendered goat fat entering packaging (fat_to_packaging)

Maintain lot identity and actual cold-chain state through packaging.

• Selected flow: Goat fat, unrendered 40180a73-975d-407f-aa3e-63588b6bf076
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured net product mass entering packaging
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per packaging lot
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_and_tare
• Sources:

Primary, secondary, and transport packaging (packaging_materials)

Record each material, liner, absorbent, label, container, pallet, or ice input separately with its mass and reuse status. Packaging is not part of reference product mass.

• Selected flow: Facility-specific packaging materials and reusable transport items
• Flow property / unit: Mass or count / kg or item with mass conversion
• Amount rule: Measured or purchasing-record quantity by material and lot; count records require documented item mass
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net packaged product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_and_tare
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Packaged unrendered goat fat (packaged_unrendered_goat_fat)

Report net fat mass separately from tare and preserve the unrendered identity and state qualifiers.

• Selected flow: Goat fat, unrendered 40180a73-975d-407f-aa3e-63588b6bf076
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Gross packaged mass minus measured packaging, container, pallet, and free-ice tare
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per packaged lot and normalized to 1 kg reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_and_tare
• Sources:

Waste flows

Packaging scrap and rejected packaging (packaging_waste)

Record actual packaging waste by material and destination.

• Selected flow: Facility-specific packaging waste
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured or stock-balance quantity by material
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net packaged product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_and_tare
• Sources: eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031

Elementary flows

Process: Cold storage and dispatch (cold_storage_and_dispatch)

Inputs

Product flows

Unrendered goat fat received into storage or dispatch (fat_to_storage_dispatch)

Record received net mass, state, temperature, time, and packaging. Immediate transfer shall have a zero-duration storage record rather than an assumed cold-storage burden.

• Selected flow: Goat fat, unrendered 40180a73-975d-407f-aa3e-63588b6bf076
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured net mass received into the dispatch gate
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per dispatch lot
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_storage_dispatch_handover
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Storage and dispatch electricity (storage_dispatch_electricity)

Record actual energy for refrigerated storage, fans, handling, and dispatch for the declared holding period.

• Selected flow: Electricity supplied to storage and dispatch
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Metered electricity allocated by a documented time, volume, mass, or equipment-use driver
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net product dispatched
• Basis kind: Storage duration (storage_duration)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_storage_dispatch_handover
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Unrendered goat fat at the dispatch handover (reference_product_at_handover)

This output realizes the reference flow when the contractual handover is the dispatch gate. Record net mass, temperature, state, packaging, dispatch time, and receiving party or next dataset link.

• Selected flow: Goat fat, unrendered 40180a73-975d-407f-aa3e-63588b6bf076
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Verified net mass handed over at dispatch
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: 1 kg reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_storage_dispatch_handover
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Waste flows

Rejected or spoiled stored product (storage_rejects)

Record rejected mass, reason, temperature history, and destination separately from saleable product.

• Selected flow: Rejected or spoiled unrendered goat fat
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured rejected net mass by lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per dispatch lot
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_storage_dispatch_handover
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Elementary flows

Cold-storage refrigerant emitted to air (storage_refrigerant_emission_to_air)

Record only a site-specific refrigerant loss calculated from verified service and inventory records for the included storage equipment; identify the actual substance in the produced dataset.

• Selected flow: Facility-specific cold-storage refrigerant emission to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Refrigerant mass balance allocated to included cold-storage equipment and reporting-period output
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per reporting-period dispatched output and normalized to 1 kg product
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_storage_refrigerant_records
• Sources: eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031

Process: Outbound transport to declared handover (outbound_transport_to_handover)

Inputs

Product flows

Dispatched unrendered goat fat (fat_to_outbound_transport)

Include this input only when transport is inside the foreground and preserve lot, packaging, temperature, and state records.

• Selected flow: Goat fat, unrendered 40180a73-975d-407f-aa3e-63588b6bf076
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Verified net shipped mass
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per delivery lot
• Basis kind: Transport service (transport_service)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_transport_and_handover
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-pef-2021-2279

Refrigerated transport service (refrigerated_transport_service)

Use the actual route, vehicle or carrier service, payload, refrigeration state, and included return/repositioning treatment. If fuel is modelled directly, do not also include an overlapping transport-service dataset.

• Selected flow: Route-specific refrigerated transport service
• Flow property / unit: Transport service / t·km
• Amount rule: Net shipped mass in tonnes multiplied by route-specific distance in kilometres
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Route-specific (route_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net product delivered to the declared handover
• Basis kind: Transport service (transport_service)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_transport_and_handover
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-pef-2021-2279

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Unrendered goat fat delivered at the contractual handover (delivered_reference_product)

When delivery is included, this output realizes the reference flow at the destination handover. Do not extend the foreground to later rendering, refining, use, or end of life.

• Selected flow: Goat fat, unrendered 40180a73-975d-407f-aa3e-63588b6bf076
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Verified net mass accepted at the declared destination handover
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: 1 kg reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_transport_and_handover
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Waste flows

Elementary flows

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
alloc_define_outputs	Slaughter, cutting, separation, and trimming gates	Identify unrendered goat fat, meat, edible offal, bone, hide/skin, other usable outputs, condemned material, and wastes as distinct outputs with mass and destination. Do not merge actual tissue states or dispositions into one generic co-product.	eu-pef-2021-2279; codex-cxc-58-2005
alloc_direct_first	Directly attributable foreground operations	Subdivide and directly assign separable trimming, chilling/freezing, packaging, storage, and transport inputs and emissions to the output that causes them before allocating any shared residual.	eu-pef-2021-2279
alloc_shared_residual	Shared slaughter or cutting burdens	When subdivision is not possible, document the selected allocation relationship, factor inputs, prices or physical drivers, geography, time period, and sensitivity. A PEF-conformant study shall apply the applicable PEF slaughterhouse rules; other studies shall justify their chosen method and shall not silently copy sheep or cattle factors into a generic goat-fat dataset.	eu-pef-2021-2279
alloc_waste_or_product	Outputs with uncertain status	Treat an output as waste only when its regulatory/contractual disposition and destination support that status. A saleable or usable unrendered-fat output shall not be burden-free merely because it is called a by-product.	eu-pef-2021-2279
alloc_no_rendering_merge	Downstream rendering or refining	Keep downstream rendering/refining outside this product system by default. If a wider study includes it, represent unrendered goat fat as the input to a separate downstream process and prevent double counting of shared slaughter or separation burdens.	unsd-cpc-3-0-structure-2025; codex-cxs-211-1999; eu-pef-2021-2279
alloc_reconciliation	Allocation result	Reconcile allocated burdens across all co-products and wastes to the complete shared-process inventory and disclose unallocated residuals, zero-burden outputs, and sensitivity to price or physical-driver changes.	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_tissue_lot_and_mass	fat_separation_and_trimming	Goat carcass-part/cut input and tissue identity	Lot receipt, cutting, and inspection records	lot_id; goat species confirmation; animal/lot origin; post-mortem inspection and disposition; anatomical source; attached muscle/connective tissue/bone; gross_mass; tare_mass; net_mass; timestamp	Link scale tickets and inspection/cutting records to one lot; photograph or coded tissue description where available	kg	Every lot	Complete reporting period with no omitted production days	Every included slaughter or cutting site	Sum verified net input mass by lot; retain site and tissue category before any aggregation	Scale calibration; inspection/disposition record; lot genealogy; species declaration; completeness reconciliation
cp_fat_output_state	fat_separation_and_trimming	Unrendered-fat output mass and state	Lot output and product specification records	lot_id; output_mass; tare; anatomical_source; attached_nonfat_tissue; grade; unrendered_confirmation; product_temperature; state; timestamp	Verified net weighing and lot-linked product-state observation	kg and °C	Every lot and handoff	Complete reporting period	Every included production site	Sum only conforming goat-only unrendered-fat outputs; keep edible/technical grade and state separate	Scale calibration; product specification; time-stamped temperature; lot traceability
cp_resources_and_emissions	fat_separation_and_trimming	Water, energy, cleaning materials, waste water, wastes, and direct emissions	Meter, batch, stock, service, and monitoring records	meter_id; start/end readings; material_id; quantity; process_area; wastewater_volume; monitored_parameter; waste_mass; destination; reporting_period	Prefer submetering; otherwise use a documented causal allocation from facility totals and retain raw totals	Native meter or purchase unit, converted explicitly	Continuous or each batch/shift; aggregate monthly	At least one representative reporting year or all available production campaign days	Every included site and utility system	Sum by process and period, allocate only shared residuals with disclosed drivers, normalize to conforming output	Meter calibration; invoices; stock reconciliation; monitoring reports; production-day coverage
cp_coproduct_waste_allocation	fat_separation_and_trimming	Co-product and waste mass, disposition, and allocation inputs	Output, sales, transfer, waste, and price records	lot_id; output_category; mass; disposition; destination; revenue_or_price; currency; price_period; direct_resource_link; waste_status_basis	Link each output to mass and disposition; collect contemporaneous values only when allocation requires them	kg and declared currency/kg	Every lot; price series at the selected allocation period	Same period as shared-process inventory	Every included site and destination route	Direct attribution first; allocate only shared residual; reconcile factors to 100% of allocable burden	Scale records; contracts/invoices; waste transfer records; allocation workbook and sensitivity check
cp_cold_chain_energy_and_state	cold_conditioning	Chilling/freezing energy, time, temperature, and product mass	Meter, batch, equipment, and temperature records	lot_id; equipment_id; entry/exit_mass; entry/exit_temperature; state; start/end_time; electricity_reading; defrost_or_idle_allocation	Time-stamped product/room measurements plus submetering or documented equipment allocation	kg, °C, h, kWh	Every lot; energy at meter interval	Complete reporting period including start-up, idle, and defrost operation when attributable	Every included cold-conditioning system	Aggregate by equipment and lot, reconcile mass change, normalize to conditioned conforming output	Calibrated temperature devices; meter calibration; equipment log; alarm/deviation record
cp_refrigerant_records	cold_conditioning	Refrigerant make-up and emissions	Refrigerant inventory and service records	refrigerant_identity; equipment_id; opening_stock; purchases; additions; recoveries; closing_stock; service_date; leak_event	Annual or service-period mass balance for included equipment	kg refrigerant	Each service/leak event; annual reconciliation	Same reporting period as product output	Every included refrigeration system	Calculate loss by substance and allocate using documented equipment service and output driver	Certified service record; purchase/recovery evidence; inventory reconciliation
cp_packaging_and_tare	packaging	Packaging inputs, reuse, tare, and waste	Bill-of-materials, count, weighing, stock, and waste records	material_id; item_count; unit_mass; batch_mass; reuse_cycles; gross_pack_mass; tare_mass; free_ice_mass; waste_mass; destination	Weigh representative items and reconcile issued/returned stock to packaged lots	kg and item	Each packaging configuration and lot	Complete reporting period	Every included packing site	Sum by material; amortize reusable items over verified uses; keep all tare outside net product mass	Calibrated scale; supplier specification; stock reconciliation; reuse log; waste transfer record
cp_storage_dispatch_handover	cold_storage_and_dispatch	Storage energy, duration, dispatch mass, state, and rejects	Warehouse, meter, inventory, and dispatch records	lot_id; receipt/dispatch_mass; receipt/dispatch_temperature; state; receipt/dispatch_time; storage_zone; electricity; rejects; reject_reason; handover_party	Lot-linked warehouse management and meter records; zero-duration record for immediate transfer	kg, °C, h, kWh	Every receipt and dispatch; energy at meter interval	Complete reporting period	Every included store and dispatch gate	Allocate shared energy by documented causal driver; retain lot-level duration and state; reconcile opening/closing inventory	Meter calibration; warehouse log; dispatch acceptance; temperature record; inventory reconciliation
cp_storage_refrigerant_records	cold_storage_and_dispatch	Cold-storage refrigerant emissions	Refrigerant inventory and service records	refrigerant_identity; equipment_id; opening_stock; purchases; additions; recoveries; closing_stock; transfers; service_date; leak_event	Reporting-period mass balance for included cold-storage equipment	kg refrigerant	Each service/leak event; annual or campaign reconciliation	Same reporting period as dispatched product	Every included cold-storage refrigeration system	Calculate loss by substance and allocate only to included storage equipment using a documented output or equipment-use driver	Certified service record; purchase/recovery evidence; inventory reconciliation
cp_transport_and_handover	outbound_transport_to_handover	Included delivery service and acceptance at handover	Shipment, route, carrier, fuel/service, temperature, and acceptance records	shipment_id; lot_id; net_mass; origin; destination; contractual_handover; route_distance; vehicle_type; payload; empty_return; refrigeration; departure/arrival_time; temperatures; accepted_mass	Carrier record or telematics/route evidence linked to shipment and receiving acceptance	kg, km, t·km, °C, h	Every included shipment	Complete reporting period	Every included route and carrier mode	Calculate t·km from net tonnes × route km; treat return/repositioning and refrigeration consistently; normalize to accepted mass	Weighbridge/dispatch record; route evidence; carrier invoice; temperature log; signed acceptance

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_net_mass	All product and material lots	net_mass_kg = gross_mass_kg − measured_tare_kg − free_ice_kg; do not subtract attached goat tissue that is part of the declared product condition	gross_mass_kg; measured_tare_kg; free_ice_kg; tissue_condition	net_mass_kg
calc_reference_normalization	Every inventory exchange	normalized_exchange = exchange_quantity / conforming_reference_output_kg; use the output mass at the same declared gate and period	exchange_quantity; conforming_reference_output_kg	exchange per 1 kg unrendered goat fat	eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_lot_mass_balance	Separation, conditioning, packaging, storage, and delivery	input_mass + opening_inventory = reference_product + other_coproducts + wastes + samples + closing_inventory + measured_or_disclosed_loss; report the residual and its percentage of input	input/output masses; opening/closing inventory; samples; measured losses	lot mass-balance residual and completeness flag
calc_refrigerant_loss	Included refrigeration equipment	loss_by_substance = opening_stock + purchases − additions_to_other_systems − recovered − closing_stock, adjusted for documented transfers; allocate only to included equipment and output	stock, purchase, addition, recovery, transfer, and equipment-output records	kg refrigerant emitted by substance per 1 kg product
calc_transport_service	Included outbound delivery	transport_service_tkm = net_delivered_mass_kg / 1000 × route_distance_km; document treatment of empty return/repositioning and refrigeration	net_delivered_mass_kg; route_distance_km; vehicle and return records	t·km per delivered lot and per 1 kg accepted product	eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_shared_allocation	Shared slaughter or cutting residual	Apply the documented study-specific or applicable PEF allocation factors only after direct attribution; factor inputs shall match goat outputs, time, geography, tissue/disposition categories, and system gate, and allocated shares shall reconcile to the allocable total	shared residual inventory; output categories; mass/physical drivers or economic values; allocation factors	allocated burden by output plus reconciliation and sensitivity	eu-pef-2021-2279

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_species_and_tissue_identity	All lots	Demonstrate goat-only species identity and declare actual anatomical tissue source and attached muscle/connective tissue/bone; mixed or unknown species lots are non-conforming.	Supplier/lot declaration, slaughter/cutting record, inspection record, and tissue description
dq_unrendered_state	Reference product	Demonstrate that no rendering, melt recovery, refining, fractionation, or chemical modification occurred before the declared handover.	Process flow, equipment/process records, product specification, and operator attestation
dq_lot_traceability	All foreground processes	Maintain one lot genealogy from input tissue through separation, conditioning, packaging, storage, dispatch, and included delivery.	Lot IDs, mass records, timestamps, warehouse/dispatch records, and acceptance record
dq_cold_chain	Chilled or frozen product	Retain measured temperature/state and duration records at conditioning exit, storage, dispatch, and included delivery handover; disclose deviations and their disposition.	Calibrated temperature logs, alarms, deviation records, and acceptance criteria
dq_mass_and_allocation	Multi-output gates	Reconcile lot mass and shared-burden allocation; disclose residuals, output status, zero-burden treatment, factor period, and sensitivity.	Mass-balance worksheet, allocation workbook, sales/disposition evidence, and reviewer check
dq_resource_completeness	Included foreground	Cover all production days/lots in the reporting period and reconcile water, energy, cleaning materials, packaging, waste water, wastes, refrigerants, and transport to facility totals or explain exclusions.	Meter/invoice/stock reconciliation and coverage matrix
dq_representativeness	Published dataset	State geography, technology, site count, reporting period, tissue/grade mix, cold-chain states, packaging configurations, and included handover routes; do not claim representativeness beyond them.	Dataset metadata and sampling/aggregation record
dq_no_cross_species_defaults	Quantitative values and ranges	Do not use sheep or cattle yields, tissue composition, energy, water, loss, or allocation parameters as undocumented goat defaults. Any proxy requires explicit source, applicability justification, uncertainty, and replacement trigger.	Source review, proxy justification, sensitivity analysis, and review metadata

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
val_reference_identity	Reference flow	The product-flow UUID shall be 40180a73-975d-407f-aa3e-63588b6bf076, reference property UUID 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66, unit-group UUID 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66, reference unit kg, and reference amount 1 kg net product.
val_product_scope	Product identity	Reject a data package when species is not goat or is mixed/unknown, anatomical tissue and attached non-fat material are undisclosed, or rendering/refining occurred before handover.	unsd-cpc-3-0-structure-2025; codex-cxs-211-1999
val_boundary_and_handover	System boundary	Require the separation/start gate, post-mortem inspection/disposition, included cooling/freezing, packaging, storage, dispatch, contractual handover, and transport inclusion/exclusion to be explicit.	codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-pef-2021-2279
val_temperature_state	Chilled or frozen lots	Require time-stamped temperature/state and storage/transit duration records at relevant gates. This validation checks record completeness against the declared specification and does not invent a universal temperature threshold.	codex-cxc-58-2005
val_mass_balance	Each lot and reporting period	Require mass-balance reconciliation across product, co-products, waste, samples, drip/loss, and inventory change; flag unexplained residuals rather than forcing them into the reference product.
val_allocation	Shared multi-output processes	Require direct attribution before allocation, complete output/disposition records, disclosed method/factors/period/geography, reconciliation, and sensitivity. Reject silent use of sheep or cattle parameters as generic goat-fat defaults.	eu-pef-2021-2279
val_inventory_completeness	Foreground inventory	Require coverage or an explicit exclusion for water, energy, cleaning materials, packaging, waste water, wastes, refrigerants/direct emissions, storage, and included transport. FDM BAT values or legal thresholds are not conformance criteria for this PCR.	eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031
val_no_double_count	Linked upstream and downstream datasets	When separated fat enters a later foreground process, require one upstream separation dataset and prevent recreation of its burdens; when rendering is modelled downstream, require a separate rendered-fat process and prevent merging it into this reference product.	eu-pef-2021-2279; codex-cxs-211-1999
val_quantitative_evidence	Defaults, ranges, and proxies	Require each non-foreground quantitative constraint to have an applicable source and declared tissue/state/technology/geography basis. No goat-specific default range is supplied by this candidate; site records take precedence.

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Foreground production dataset for a distinct intermediate product: unrendered goat fat
downstream_use	May serve as a secondary_dataset or background_dataset for processes consuming unrendered goat fat, including a separately modelled rendering process
allowed_use	Use for goat-only unrendered fatty tissue matching the declared anatomical source, attached tissue, grade, cold-chain state, geography, technology, packaging, and handover gate
excluded_use	Rendered or refined fat; tallow; other or mixed animal species; unspecified fat tissue; datasets lacking post-mortem disposition, cold-chain state, co-product allocation, or handover boundary; comparative claims beyond demonstrated representativeness
required_metadata	PCR id; reference-flow UUID/property/unit group; CPC context; species; anatomical source; attached tissue; edible/technical grade; inspection/disposition; unrendered confirmation; site/geography; technology; reporting period; lot coverage; chilling/freezing state; packaging; storage; dispatch and handover; included transport; allocation method; upstream/downstream dataset links
required_quality_disclosure	Foreground versus secondary-data shares; meter and mass coverage; exclusions; mass-balance residuals; temperature deviations; co-product/waste dispositions; allocation factors and sensitivity; proxies and uncertainty; absence of goat-specific quantitative defaults
update_trigger	New reviewed goat-fat-specific evidence; change in product-flow/property/unit identity; new rendering/unrendered classification guidance; changed tissue/grade scope; materially changed separation, cold-chain, packaging, storage, transport, or allocation practice; improved foreground records that replace a proxy

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
unsd-cpc-3-0-structure-2025	Dataset (dataset)	United Nations Statistics Division, Central Product Classification Version 3.0, structure only, 30 June 2025, official CSV: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/Download/In%20Text/CPC_Ver_3.0_Structure_30Jun2025.csv (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Official identity for CPC 21515 “Goat fat, unrendered” and separation from CPC 2152 rendered-animal-fat classes. Limitation: classification identity only; it supplies no LCA process quantities, tissue composition, temperature, yield, or allocation factor.
codex-cxc-58-2005	Standard (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%3A%2F%2Fworkspace.fao.org%2Fsites%2Fcodex%2FStandards%2FCXC%2B58-2005%2FCXC_058e.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Slaughter/cutting hygiene and inspection context, documented process control, separation/cross-contamination control, chilling/freezing, storage, and transport handover records. Limitation: food-hygiene/process-control context only; it is not a goat-fat LCA dataset and supplies no category-level inventory defaults.
codex-cxs-211-1999	Standard (standard)	Codex Alimentarius, Standard for Named Animal Fats, CXS 211-1999, amended through 2024: https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/sh-proxy/en/?lnk=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkspace.fao.org%2Fsites%2Fcodex%2FStandards%2FCXS%2B211-1999%2FCXS_211e.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Confirms that named products such as rendered lard, premier jus, and edible tallow are defined through rendering and therefore are not this unrendered category. Limitation: its composition, quality, additive, and analytical provisions concern the named fats within its scope and are not extrapolated to unrendered goat fat or used as LCA values.
eu-pef-2021-2279	Official guidance (official_guidance)	Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279, Annex I Product Environmental Footprint Method: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/2279/oj/eng (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Declared-unit/reference-flow logic for an intermediate product, system-boundary and exclusion disclosure, co-product/waste identification, direct subdivision before residual allocation, transport data, and data-quality framing. Limitation: this PCR does not copy sheep/cattle composition or operating parameters; any PEF-specific slaughterhouse allocation is applied only when the study claims that scope and meets the method’s applicability conditions.
eu-fdm-bat-2019-2031	Official guidance (official_guidance)	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)	Completeness prompt for inventories of water, energy, raw materials, waste-water/waste-gas streams, wastes, and relevant process monitoring. Limitation: used only where applicable for process-inventory and monitoring completeness; legal scope thresholds, BAT-AELs, and performance values are not generalized or used as PCR defaults.