Other dried fruit, n.e.c. · 7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_avoid	multifunctional foreground processes	Avoid allocation first by separately measuring product-specific batches, equipment, meters, and waste streams; use system expansion only when the additional function and substituted product are demonstrable and consistently modelled.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_physical	unavoidable joint production	If subdivision and system expansion are not feasible, use a documented physical relationship that reflects causation between inputs and co-product functions; do not default to mass merely because mass is available.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_economic	no defensible physical relationship	Use economic allocation only when no relevant physical relationship can be demonstrated; use representative price and quantity records for the same reference period and disclose sensitivity.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_waste	rejects, peel, pits, cores, fines, packaging scrap, and sludge	Keep collection and treatment burdens in the product system for discarded waste. Treat a residue as a co-product only when it has a documented market or function, and apply the preceding hierarchy.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_mixtures	dried-fruit or nut mixtures	Model each purchased component as an input with its own mass and upstream dataset; mixture composition does not justify averaging away component identity.	unsd-cpc-3-2025

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_material_mass	receive_and_prepare; blanching; sulphiting; conditioning	fruit, additives, intermediate products, rejects, and residues	scales, batch sheets, inventory and destination records	lot id; fruit identity; gross mass; tare; net mass; moisture basis; additive issue and return; residue destination	calibrated scale and batch reconciliation	kg	every batch	representative continuous 12-month period or full seasonal campaign	all lines and shifts in scope	sum net masses by process and normalize to conforming reference product	scale calibration; signed batch sheets; stock reconciliation; destination receipts
cp_water_wastewater	receive_and_prepare; blanching; sulphiting; drying	make-up water, wastewater, spent solution, and condensate	meters, tank levels, batch sheets, and discharge records	meter readings; tank change; recirculation; discharge destination; concentration when relevant	meter difference or documented mass balance	kg	each batch or daily with batch allocation	same period as product inventory	all water systems serving the processes	subtract recirculation and allocate shared systems by measured throughput or operating time	meter calibration; balance closure; treatment receipts
cp_energy_fuel	all production processes	electricity, steam, natural gas, LPG, diesel, and wood pellets	meters, invoices, tank and stock records, operating logs	meter readings; fuel quantity; density; heating value basis; steam state; operating time	direct measurement preferred; documented allocation for shared meters	kWh, MJ, kg, m3, or L	each batch, shift, or billing interval	same period as product inventory	all included equipment and utility systems	convert with documented factors and normalize by conforming process output	meter calibration; invoices; stock reconciliation; factor source
cp_drying_operation	drying	input fruit, dried output, moisture removal, technology, and operating conditions	dryer batch logs and laboratory results	fruit mass; initial and final moisture with basis; condensate; time; temperature; humidity; pressure; product status	calibrated scales, sensors, and validated moisture or water-activity method	kg and declared process units	every drying batch	full represented campaign	every dryer and recipe in scope	calculate fruit and water mass balances by declared technology and recipe	calibration; test method; batch traceability; mass-balance closure
cp_direct_emissions	sulphiting; drying	sulphur dioxide and combustion pollutants	stack tests, continuous monitoring, fuel analysis, and factor calculations	pollutant result; flow rate; operating time; fuel quantity; carbon or sulphur content; oxidation and emission factors; factor source	direct measurement preferred; otherwise fuel-specific calculation	kg	each required test and each inventory period	same period as fuel inventory	all on-site emission points	sum pollutant mass by source and normalize to process output	accredited test report or documented factor lineage; reconciliation with fuel use
cp_refrigerant	drying; cold_storage	refrigerant make-up and leakage	service logs, purchase records, cylinder weights, recovery records	refrigerant identity; opening stock; purchases; closing stock; recovered; transferred; equipment	equipment-level annual mass balance	kg	every service event and annually	same period as product inventory	every refrigerant circuit in scope	calculate loss by named refrigerant and allocate by equipment output or mass-time	technician records; cylinder scale calibration; stock reconciliation
cp_packaging	packaging	each package component and its scrap	bills of materials, receipts, counts, unit masses, and scrap scales	material identity; layer or component; count; unit mass; issued; returned; scrap; destination	component mass balance	kg	each packaging batch	same period as product inventory	every package format in scope	calculate each component and scrap mass per net kg product	supplier specification; verified unit mass; stock and scrap reconciliation
cp_storage	cold_storage	stored product, electricity, temperature, and duration	warehouse records, meters, and temperature logs	entry and release mass; timestamps; chamber; temperature; electricity	mass-time inventory and metered energy	kg, h, kWh, degC	continuous or each release	represented storage period	all controlled chambers in scope	allocate electricity by measured chamber load or mass-time and disclose method	calibrated temperature sensor; inventory reconciliation; meter records
cp_sanitation	sanitation	sanitation water, active chemicals, electricity, and wastewater	sanitation logs, formulation sheets, meters, and chemical issue records	cleaning event; water; formulated product mass; active fraction; electricity; wastewater	event-level measurement and formulation calculation	kg and kWh	every sanitation event	same period as product inventory	all food-contact equipment and rooms in scope	sum events attributable to represented production and normalize to reference product	sanitation sign-off; chemical specification; meter records
cp_wastewater_treatment	wastewater_treatment	influent streams, utilities, sludge, final effluent, and pollutant loads	influent and effluent meters, laboratory results, chemical dosing, electricity, and sludge tickets	stream identity; flow; COD; BOD; total N; total P; suspended solids; chemical dose; electricity; sludge mass and dry solids	flow-proportional sampling and process records	kg, concentration units, and kWh	continuous flow with representative sampling	same period as product inventory	on-site treatment and discharge points	calculate each pollutant load from flow and concentration; allocate shared treatment by justified load driver	laboratory QA; sampling plan; meter calibration; sludge destination record

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_normalize_reference	all foreground exchanges	Divide the exchange assigned to conforming product by net conforming dried-fruit mass; packaging mass is not included in the denominator.	exchange amount; net conforming dried-fruit mass	exchange per 1 kg reference product	eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_water_balance	drying	Water removed equals water in fruit entering drying minus water in dried output, adjusted for measured liquid additions and withdrawals; split removed water into collected condensate and vented water.	wet- and dry-basis moisture results; fruit masses; condensate; added water	kg condensate and kg water to air
calc_shared_energy	shared electricity and heat	Allocate only after subdivision by metering; remaining shared energy is assigned using documented equipment operating time and load, product throughput, or another causal driver.	meter total; equipment time and load; process output	process-specific kWh or MJ	eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_fuel_emissions	on-site fuel combustion	Calculate each pollutant separately from fuel-specific quantity and documented factor; calculate fossil and biogenic carbon dioxide separately and retain factor source and heating-value basis.	fuel by type; carbon or sulphur content; oxidation or emission factor; stack result	kg of each direct air emission
calc_refrigerant_loss	drying and storage refrigerants	Opening stock plus purchases minus closing stock, recovered amount, and documented transfers equals loss for each named refrigerant.	equipment-level refrigerant records	kg emitted by refrigerant identity
calc_effluent_load	final effluent pollutants	Multiply final effluent volume by representative measured concentration and convert to pollutant mass; do not combine COD, BOD, nitrogen, phosphorus, or suspended solids.	final effluent flow; analyte concentration	kg of each pollutant to water
calc_packaging_mass	package components	Multiply verified unit component mass by conforming package count and reconcile against issued, returned, and scrap masses for each material.	component count and unit mass; issue and scrap records	kg of each package material per reference product

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_identity	product and process route	Preserve lot-to-batch-to-package traceability and the declared fruit, pretreatment, dryer, package, and storage identity.	batch genealogy, product specification, recipe, and package bill of materials
dq_temporal	foreground records	Cover a representative continuous 12-month period or the complete seasonal campaign; disclose start, end, shutdowns, and exceptional batches.	dated meters, logs, invoices, and production ledger
dq_completeness	inventory	Reconcile fruit mass, water balance, energy, fuels, package materials, refrigerants, wastes, and direct emissions; explain every material imbalance or missing row.	signed balance sheets and unresolved-data register
dq_measurement	measured data	Use calibrated instruments and retain units, moisture basis, sampling method, detection limits, and conversion factors.	calibration certificates, laboratory QA, and calculation workbook
dq_representativeness	foreground and upstream data	Assess technological, geographical, and time representativeness and precision; document proxies and why they are appropriate.	data-quality assessment consistent with the PEF criteria
dq_source_lineage	calculated values	Retain the raw record, formula, factor identity, factor source, and version used for every calculated exchange.	auditable calculation lineage and factor record

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validate_reference_mass	reference product	Confirm that the denominator is exactly 1 kg net conforming dried fruit and excludes all packaging mass.	eu-pef-2021-2279
validate_qualifiers	product identity	Fail conformance when fruit composition, preparation form, pretreatment, drying technology, final moisture or water-activity specification, package format, geography, or reference period is missing.	unsd-cpc-3-2025; codex-cxc-3-1969
validate_process_map	foreground boundary	Confirm that every applied operation has a process inventory and that every conditional operation is either supported by records or explicitly not applicable.	fao-processing-dried-fruits-2004; codex-cxc-3-1969
validate_atomic_inventory	process exchanges	Fail when electricity, steam, any fuel, refrigerant, water, chemical, packaging component, waste stream, or direct emission is combined with another exchange or represented by a selector label.	eu-pef-2021-2279
validate_mass_balance	fruit and water	Reconcile incoming fruit with conforming product, residues, rejects, condensate, vented water, and inventory change; investigate unexplained imbalance rather than forcing closure.	codex-cxc-1-1969
validate_energy_emissions	drying utilities and direct emissions	Reconcile each fuel and electricity record to the declared dryer route and verify that each on-site combustion pollutant and each named refrigerant loss is represented separately.	sagar-kumar-drying-2010; eu-pef-2021-2279
validate_wastewater	wastewater and discharge	Reconcile each wastewater stream to treatment or external transfer and verify separate final-effluent loads for COD, BOD, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and suspended solids when on-site discharge occurs.	eu-pef-2021-2279
validate_food_safety_records	hygiene and product release	Verify potable water, sanitation, process-control, moisture or water-activity, package integrity, deviation, and release records for the represented batches.	codex-cxc-1-1969; codex-cxc-3-1969
validate_allocation	co-products and shared processes	Verify the allocation hierarchy, driver, same-period quantities and prices where relevant, and sensitivity; fail undocumented burden-free residues or co-products.	eu-pef-2021-2279
validate_data_quality	dataset	Verify temporal coverage, calibration, representativeness, precision, completeness, proxy disclosure, and calculation lineage before release.	eu-pef-2021-2279

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Foreground production dataset for other dried fruit, n.e.c. at the processor gate.
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset
allowed_use	LCA process and lifecycle-model construction for a product matching the declared fruit, route, moisture or water-activity specification, packaging, geography, technology, and period.
excluded_use	Comparative assertion or substitution across materially different fruit species, sweetened versus unsweetened products, drying technologies, moisture states, package formats, or geographies without additional review.
required_metadata	PCR id and version; fruit and mixture identity; origin and incoming condition; preparation form; pretreatment and additives; drying technology; utility and fuel sources; final moisture content and basis or water activity; package bill of materials; storage regime; geography; technology; reference period; cut-offs; allocation; upstream dataset identifiers.
required_quality_disclosure	Coverage and balance results; measured versus calculated values; calibration and sampling; temporal, technological, and geographical representativeness; precision; proxies; unresolved UUIDs and range evidence; allocation sensitivity; deviations.
update_trigger	Change in fruit or mixture recipe, incoming state, pretreatment, drying technology or fuel, package format, storage regime, facility, wastewater treatment, allocation, upstream dataset, legal product specification, or representative reference period.

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
unsd-cpc-3-2025	official_guidance	United Nations Statistics Division. CPC Ver. 3.0 Explanatory Notes, last updated 30 June 2025, subclass 21419. https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/Download/In%20Text/CPC_Ver_3.0_Exp_Notes_30Jun2025.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-24).	Product-category scope, included dried fruits, and mixture identity.
codex-cxc-3-1969	standard	Codex Alimentarius Commission. Code of Hygienic Practice for Dried Fruits, CXC 3-1969, adopted 1969, editorial amendments 2011. https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/sh-proxy/ro/?lnk=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkspace.fao.org%2Fsites%2Fcodex%2FStandards%2FCXC+3-1969%2FCXC_003e.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-24).	Dried-fruit scope, raw-material protection, potable water, preparation, drying-yard controls, packaging, moisture stability, storage, sanitation, and records.
codex-cxc-1-1969	standard	FAO and WHO. General Principles of Food Hygiene, CXC 1-1969. Rome, 2023. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc6125en (full text retrieved 2026-08-24).	GHP and HACCP controls, potable water, sanitation, monitoring, verification, documentation, traceability, and corrective-action records.
fao-processing-dried-fruits-2004	extension_guidance	International Centre for Underutilised Crops. Processing of Dried Fruits. FAO-hosted technical guide, 2004. https://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/inpho/documents/AE618e.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-24).	Process decomposition for selection, washing, cutting, blanching, sulphuring or sulphiting, drying, conditioning, quality control, packaging, and storage.
sagar-kumar-drying-2010	literature	Sagar, V. R. and Suresh Kumar, P. “Recent advances in drying and dehydration of fruits and vegetables: a review.” Journal of Food Science and Technology 47, 15–26 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-010-0010-8; PMCID: PMC3550996 (full text verified 2026-08-24).	Drying-technology alternatives and the need to record technology-specific energy, product quality, and operating conditions.
eu-pef-2021-2279	official_guidance	European Commission. Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279 on the use of the Environmental Footprint methods, consolidated 30 December 2021. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/2279/2021-12-30/eng (full text retrieved 2026-08-24).	Reference-flow normalization, complete inventory, company-specific data, allocation hierarchy, cut-off disclosure, direct elementary flows, validation, and data-quality criteria.