Other meat of mammals, fresh or chilled

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR applies to fresh or chilled meat of mammals that falls within CPC 3.0 subclass 21119 and is not classified as cattle, buffalo, pig, rabbit or hare, sheep, goat, camel or camelid, horse, or other equine meat. Every foreground data package shall name one mammal species, the anatomical cut, bone status, and whether the product is fresh or chilled. The phrase "other mammal meat" is not an acceptable undeclared material identity.

The representative route is boneless red deer (Cervus elaphus) primal or retail cuts, fresh or chilled and never frozen. The foreground boundary begins when a post-mortem-inspected deer carcass or deer primal cut is handed over from slaughter or game handling to the cutting/packing operation. It covers receipt, identity and condition inspection, grading, trimming and cutting, product washing only when actually performed, chilling and refrigerated holding, packaging, hygiene and sanitation, and factory-gate dispatch. Animal husbandry, hunting or capture, transport of live animals, killing, dressing, evisceration, hide removal, and post-mortem inspection are excluded; their burdens shall arrive in the upstream dataset for the accepted carcass or primal cut.

Frozen meat, edible offal, minced meat, meat preparations, cooked, cured, smoked, dried or otherwise preserved meat, retail operation, consumer transport, cooking, consumption, and downstream end-of-life are outside this PCR. A dataset for another CPC 21119 mammal may use this method only after replacing every deer-specific product identity with one declared species and preserving atomic flows and route disclosure.

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.other-meat-of-mammals-fresh-or-chilled
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 21119, Other meat of mammals, fresh or chilled
covered_products	Fresh or chilled skeletal muscle meat and cuts from mammals within CPC 21119, with one species and cut declared per dataset
excluded_products	Meat of mammals classified in CPC 21111-21118; frozen meat; edible offal; minced meat; meat preparations; preserved or cooked meat; undeclared multi-species aggregate meat
representative_product	Boneless red deer (Cervus elaphus) primal or retail cut, fresh or chilled
production_route	Transfer of inspected deer carcass or primal cut; receiving and grading; trimming/cutting; conditional washing; chilling/cold holding; packaging; sanitation; factory-gate dispatch
market_state	Packaged fresh or chilled meat, never frozen, with dispatch temperature and packaging atmosphere declared

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Boneless red deer meat supplied at the factory gate for sale or further food preparation
How much	1 kg net meat mass, excluding packaging
How well	Inspected and accepted, species and anatomical cut declared, fresh or chilled and never frozen, meeting the applicable hygiene and dispatch-temperature specification
How long or cycle	One production and dispatch lot through the post-slaughter cutting and packing facility
reference_flow_link	Net packaged meat output in delivered_deer_meat

Field	Value
Reference amount	1 kg net meat mass
Reference product flow	Boneless deer meat, fresh or chilled
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	mammal common and scientific name; farmed or wild origin; carcass/primal input route; anatomical cut; bone status; fresh or chilled state; confirmation never frozen; receiving and dispatch temperatures; jurisdictional temperature limit; packaging format and component materials; vacuum or modified-atmosphere status; modified-atmosphere gas composition when used; net meat mass; facility 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 1 kg net edible meat at factory gate; packaging mass is inventoried separately and shall not be included in reference mass.
wet_mass_basis	meat, bone, fat, trimmings, rejects, and sludge	Mass	kg	Use as-weighed wet mass and retain weighing date, scale identity, tare procedure, and moisture condition where it affects interpretation.
utility_basis	electricity, steam, fuels, water, ice, gases, and refrigerants	Energy, mass, or volume appropriate to the atomic flow	kWh, MJ, kg, or m3	Preserve the metered or invoiced unit, record conversion factors and calorific-value basis, then normalize to 1 kg net reference product.
temperature_basis	receiving, cutting, chilling, storage, and dispatch	Temperature and elapsed time	degrees C and h	Retain product temperature, measurement location, timestamp, instrument, and applicable legal or customer limit; do not substitute room temperature for product temperature unless the governing rule expressly allows it.
no_empirical_range_without_two_sources	all inventory amount ranges	Same as the underlying flow	Same as the underlying flow	Do not publish an empirical range from a single case or single point. Omit the range until at least two independent, verified, boundary-, unit-, and basis-compatible original sources support a synthesis.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Post-mortem-inspected red deer carcass or red deer primal cut, fresh or chilled, identified by species and cut, handed over at the cutting/packing facility
starting_condition_role	Upstream product input; it carries all husbandry or wild-harvest, live-animal transport, killing, dressing, evisceration, hide removal, and inspection burdens
product_classification_scope	CPC 3.0 subclass 21119 only; one declared mammal species and cut per data package
recursive_input_rule	Record a same-category purchased fresh/chilled meat input once at its physical handover condition and link one upstream dataset; do not reopen the excluded husbandry, hunting, or slaughter stages in this foreground package.
upstream_dataset_requirement	The accepted carcass or primal-cut input requires a geographically, temporally, technologically, species-, origin-, and cut-representative upstream dataset through post-mortem inspection and handover.
disclosure	Declare species, scientific name, farmed/wild origin, cut, bone status, input route, incoming temperature, inspection/acceptance status, packaging route, chilling regime, facility, period, and any excluded or shared operation.

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_start_handover	foreground boundary	Begin at physical transfer of a post-mortem-inspected carcass or primal cut; exclude husbandry/hunting and slaughter while requiring those burdens in the incoming meat dataset.	unsd-cpc-3-21119; codex-cxc-58-2005
boundary_required_operations	foreground process coverage	Include receiving, inspection/grading, trimming/cutting, chilling/cold holding, packaging, sanitation, and factory-gate dispatch; include meat washing only when it is actually performed.	codex-cxc-58-2005; fao-meat-cutting-guidelines; rotz-et-al-2019
boundary_cold_chain	meat temperature control	Maintain and record the declared fresh/chilled state through cutting, packaging, cold holding, and dispatch. For the representative EU large-wild-game deer route, apply the 7 degrees C product limit where Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 governs; otherwise record and apply the competent jurisdiction's limit.	eu-853-2004-consolidated; codex-cxc-58-2005
boundary_complete_inventory	foreground exchanges	Inventory all known material and energy inputs, products, co-products, wastes, direct emissions, and refrigerant losses; do not hide an actual flow in an aggregate energy, material, packaging, or waste row.	eu-pef-2021-2279; eu-bat-2023-2749

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
p01_receiving	Receiving, identity inspection, and grading	required	Always	foreground production	kg accepted incoming deer carcass or primal cut
p02_cutting	Trimming, deboning, and cutting	required	Always	foreground production	kg cut deer meat output
p03_washing	Product washing and ice contact	conditional	Include only when the declared product route actually washes meat or applies ice directly to it	foreground conditioning	kg washed deer meat output
p04_chilling	Chilling and refrigerated holding	required	Always	foreground conditioning and storage	kg chilled deer meat output and storage hours
p05_packaging	Vacuum or modified-atmosphere packaging	required	Always; instantiate the actual packaging route	foreground production	kg packaged deer meat output
p06_sanitation	Facility and equipment sanitation	required	Always; record only chemicals and fuels actually used	shared foreground support	kg net reference product supported
p07_dispatch	Finished-goods cold staging and factory-gate dispatch	required	Always	foreground delivery	kg net reference product delivered

Process: Receiving, identity inspection, and grading (p01_receiving)

Inputs

Product flows

Incoming red deer carcass, fresh or chilled (incoming_deer_carcass)

Use this route-specific input only when an inspected red deer carcass crosses the foreground boundary.

• Selected flow: Red deer carcass, fresh or chilled
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed accepted and rejected incoming carcass mass by lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_receiving_mass_identity
• Sources: unsd-cpc-3-21119; codex-cxc-58-2005

Incoming red deer primal cut, fresh or chilled (incoming_deer_primal_cut)

Use this route-specific input only when an inspected red deer primal cut, rather than a carcass, crosses the foreground boundary.

• Selected flow: Red deer primal cut, fresh or chilled
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed accepted and rejected incoming primal-cut mass by lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_receiving_mass_identity
• Sources: unsd-cpc-3-21119; codex-cxc-58-2005

Electricity for receiving and grading (receiving_electricity)

Record metered electricity used for receiving conveyors, scales, inspection lighting, and grading equipment.

• Selected flow: Electricity, medium voltage
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Submetered electricity, or documented allocation from a facility meter when no submeter exists
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_process_electricity
• Sources: eu-bat-2023-2749; rotz-et-al-2019

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Accepted red deer carcass (accepted_deer_carcass)

Record the accepted carcass mass transferred to cutting when the carcass-input route applies.

• Selected flow: Accepted red deer carcass, fresh or chilled
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed accepted carcass mass by lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_receiving_mass_identity
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Accepted red deer primal cut (accepted_deer_primal_cut)

Record the accepted primal-cut mass transferred to cutting when the primal-input route applies.

• Selected flow: Accepted red deer primal cut, fresh or chilled
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed accepted primal-cut mass by lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_receiving_mass_identity
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Waste flows

Rejected deer meat at receiving (receiving_reject)

Record meat rejected for identity, condition, hygiene, temperature, or specification failure.

• Selected flow: Rejected red deer meat
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed rejected mass by reason and destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_and_rejects
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Elementary flows

Process: Trimming, deboning, and cutting (p02_cutting)

Inputs

Product flows

Accepted red deer carcass for cutting (cutting_carcass_input)

This internal transfer applies to the carcass-input route.

• Selected flow: Accepted red deer carcass, fresh or chilled
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Mass transferred from accepted_deer_carcass
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_cutting_yield
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Accepted red deer primal cut for cutting (cutting_primal_input)

This internal transfer applies to the primal-input route.

• Selected flow: Accepted red deer primal cut, fresh or chilled
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Mass transferred from accepted_deer_primal_cut
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_cutting_yield
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Electricity for trimming, deboning, and cutting (cutting_electricity)

Record electricity for saws, knives, conveyors, portioning, and local extraction attributable to this process.

• Selected flow: Electricity, medium voltage
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Submetered electricity or documented allocation from equipment power and operating hours
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_process_electricity
• Sources: fao-meat-cutting-guidelines; rotz-et-al-2019

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Cut red deer meat (cut_deer_meat)

Record fresh cut meat transferred to washing or directly to chilling.

• Selected flow: Cut red deer meat, fresh
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed cut meat mass by declared anatomical cut and lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_cutting_yield
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; rotz-et-al-2019

Red deer bone sent for recovery (deer_bone_recovery)

Record clean bone as a co-product only when it leaves to a documented recovery use.

• Selected flow: Red deer bone for recovery
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed bone mass by destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_cutting_yield
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279; rotz-et-al-2019

Red deer fat sent for recovery (deer_fat_recovery)

Record separated fat as a co-product only when it leaves to a documented recovery use.

• Selected flow: Red deer fat for recovery
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed fat mass by destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_cutting_yield
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279; rotz-et-al-2019

Red deer trimmings sent for recovery (deer_trimming_recovery)

Record edible or recoverable trimmings as a co-product only when a documented use exists.

• Selected flow: Red deer meat trimmings for recovery
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed trimming mass by destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_cutting_yield
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279; rotz-et-al-2019

Waste flows

Discarded red deer bone (discarded_deer_bone)

Record bone sent to waste treatment rather than recovery.

• Selected flow: Waste red deer bone
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed discarded bone mass by treatment destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_and_rejects
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-pef-2021-2279

Discarded red deer fat (discarded_deer_fat)

Record fat sent to waste treatment rather than recovery.

• Selected flow: Waste red deer fat
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed discarded fat mass by treatment destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_and_rejects
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-pef-2021-2279

Discarded red deer trimmings (discarded_deer_trimmings)

Record trimmings sent to waste treatment rather than recovery.

• Selected flow: Waste red deer meat trimmings
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed discarded trimming mass by treatment destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_and_rejects
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-pef-2021-2279

Blood-contaminated drainage from cutting (blood_contaminated_drainage)

Record separately collected blood-bearing drip and drainage; do not combine it with product-washing wastewater.

• Selected flow: Blood-contaminated meat-cutting drainage
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured volume converted with recorded density, or direct mass measurement
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wastewater_streams
• Sources: eu-bat-2023-2749; rotz-et-al-2019

Rejected red deer cuts (cutting_reject)

Record meat rejected during trimming, deboning, or cutting separately from recoverable trimmings.

• Selected flow: Rejected red deer cuts
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed rejected mass by reason and treatment destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_and_rejects
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Elementary flows

Process: Product washing and ice contact (p03_washing)

Inputs

Product flows

Cut red deer meat for washing (washing_meat_input)

Include this transfer only when product washing is actually performed.

• Selected flow: Cut red deer meat, fresh
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Mass transferred from cut_deer_meat to the washing route
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_product_washing
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Potable water for product washing (washing_water)

Record water that contacts meat only when this washing step occurs.

• Selected flow: Potable water
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: Metered water delivered to product-washing equipment
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_product_washing
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-bat-2023-2749

Potable ice contacting meat (washing_ice)

Record ice only when it directly contacts meat or washing water.

• Selected flow: Ice from potable water
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed ice supplied to the washing route
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_product_washing
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Electricity for product washing (washing_electricity)

Record electricity for wash pumps, conveyors, and ice handling.

• Selected flow: Electricity, medium voltage
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Submetered electricity or equipment power multiplied by recorded operating time
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_process_electricity
• Sources: eu-bat-2023-2749

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Washed red deer meat (washed_deer_meat)

Record washed meat mass transferred to chilling.

• Selected flow: Washed red deer meat, fresh
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed washed meat mass by lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_product_washing
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Waste flows

Meat-washing wastewater (meat_washing_wastewater)

Record product-washing effluent separately from sanitation wastewater and blood-contaminated drainage.

• Selected flow: Meat-washing wastewater
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: Metered segregated wastewater volume at the washing process outlet
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wastewater_streams
• Sources: eu-bat-2023-2749; codex-cxc-58-2005

Elementary flows

Process: Chilling and refrigerated holding (p04_chilling)

Inputs

Product flows

Unwashed cut red deer meat for chilling (chilling_unwashed_meat_input)

Use this internal transfer when product washing does not occur.

• Selected flow: Cut red deer meat, fresh
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Mass transferred from cut_deer_meat directly to chilling
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_refrigeration
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Washed red deer meat for chilling (chilling_washed_meat_input)

Use this internal transfer when product washing occurs.

• Selected flow: Washed red deer meat, fresh
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Mass transferred from washed_deer_meat
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_refrigeration
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Electricity for chilling and cold holding (chilling_electricity)

Record compressor, condenser, evaporator fan, defrost, cold-room lighting, and control electricity.

• Selected flow: Electricity, medium voltage
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Refrigeration submeter reading allocated by measured product mass-time when equipment is shared
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_refrigeration
• Sources: eu-bat-2023-2749; fao-cold-store-1991; rotz-et-al-2019

Ammonia R717 refrigerant make-up (refrigerant_r717_makeup)

Record only when the refrigeration system contains R717.

• Selected flow: Ammonia, refrigerant R717
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Purchased and charged make-up mass reconciled with stock, recovery, and service records
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_refrigeration
• Sources: eu-bat-2023-2749

Carbon dioxide R744 refrigerant make-up (refrigerant_r744_makeup)

Record only when the refrigeration system contains R744.

• Selected flow: Carbon dioxide, refrigerant R744
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Purchased and charged make-up mass reconciled with stock, recovery, and service records
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_refrigeration
• Sources: eu-bat-2023-2749

HFC-134a refrigerant make-up (refrigerant_r134a_makeup)

Record only when the refrigeration system contains R134a.

• Selected flow: 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, refrigerant R134a
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Purchased and charged make-up mass reconciled with stock, recovery, and service records
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_refrigeration
• Sources: eu-bat-2023-2749; rotz-et-al-2019

Refrigerant R404A make-up (refrigerant_r404a_makeup)

Record only when the refrigeration system contains R404A; preserve the mixture identity rather than recording a generic refrigerant.

• Selected flow: Refrigerant blend R404A
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Purchased and charged make-up mass reconciled with stock, recovery, and service records
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_refrigeration
• Sources: eu-bat-2023-2749; rotz-et-al-2019

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Chilled red deer meat (chilled_deer_meat)

Record chilled meat transferred to packaging together with product temperature and holding time.

• Selected flow: Chilled red deer meat
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed chilled meat mass by lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_refrigeration
• Sources: eu-853-2004-consolidated; codex-cxc-58-2005

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Ammonia R717 emitted to air (refrigerant_r717_emission)

Calculate leakage only when R717 is used.

• Selected flow: Ammonia to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: R717 make-up plus documented inventory decrease minus recovered or transferred R717
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_refrigeration
• Sources: eu-bat-2023-2749

Carbon dioxide R744 emitted to air (refrigerant_r744_emission)

Calculate leakage only when R744 is used.

• Selected flow: Carbon dioxide to air, refrigerant origin
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: R744 make-up plus documented inventory decrease minus recovered or transferred R744
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_refrigeration
• Sources: eu-bat-2023-2749

HFC-134a emitted to air (refrigerant_r134a_emission)

Calculate leakage only when R134a is used.

• Selected flow: 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: R134a make-up plus documented inventory decrease minus recovered or transferred R134a
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_refrigeration
• Sources: eu-bat-2023-2749; rotz-et-al-2019

Refrigerant R404A emitted to air (refrigerant_r404a_emission)

Calculate leakage only when R404A is used and preserve the mixture identity required by the background method.

• Selected flow: Refrigerant blend R404A to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: R404A make-up plus documented inventory decrease minus recovered or transferred R404A
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_refrigeration
• Sources: eu-bat-2023-2749; rotz-et-al-2019

Process: Vacuum or modified-atmosphere packaging (p05_packaging)

Inputs

Product flows

Chilled red deer meat for packaging (packaging_meat_input)

Record the chilled meat mass entering the declared packaging route.

• Selected flow: Chilled red deer meat
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Mass transferred from chilled_deer_meat
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_components
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; rotz-et-al-2019

Electricity for packaging (packaging_electricity)

Record electricity for sealers, vacuum pumps, gas mixers, labelers, and packaging conveyors.

• Selected flow: Electricity, medium voltage
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Submetered electricity or equipment power multiplied by recorded operating time
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_process_electricity
• Sources: rotz-et-al-2019

Polyamide/polyethylene vacuum bag (vacuum_bag_pa_pe)

Record only for the vacuum-pack route.

• Selected flow: Polyamide/polyethylene multilayer vacuum bag
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Issued bag mass minus returned usable stock, reconciled with packaged units
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_components
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; rotz-et-al-2019

PET tray (pet_tray)

Record only when a PET tray is used.

• Selected flow: Polyethylene terephthalate tray
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Issued tray mass minus returned usable stock, reconciled with packaged units
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_components
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; rotz-et-al-2019

Polyethylene lidding film (polyethylene_lidding_film)

Record only when polyethylene lidding film is used.

• Selected flow: Polyethylene lidding film
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Issued film mass minus returned usable stock, reconciled with packaged units
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_components
• Sources: rotz-et-al-2019

Cellulose absorbent pad (cellulose_absorbent_pad)

Record only when an absorbent pad is placed in the package.

• Selected flow: Cellulose absorbent meat pad
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Issued pad mass minus returned usable stock, reconciled with packaged units
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_components
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; rotz-et-al-2019

Corrugated cardboard case (corrugated_cardboard_case)

Record each corrugated distribution case used for dispatch.

• Selected flow: Corrugated cardboard case
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Issued case mass minus returned usable stock, reconciled with dispatched cases
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_components
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; rotz-et-al-2019

Paper package label (paper_label)

Record the paper label separately from film and tray.

• Selected flow: Paper package label
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Issued label mass minus returned usable stock, reconciled with packaged units
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_components
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; rotz-et-al-2019

Carbon dioxide for modified-atmosphere packaging (map_carbon_dioxide)

Record only when carbon dioxide is supplied to the package atmosphere.

• Selected flow: Carbon dioxide, food grade
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Gas-cylinder or bulk-meter withdrawal allocated to conforming MAP units
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_gases
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; rotz-et-al-2019

Nitrogen for modified-atmosphere packaging (map_nitrogen)

Record only when nitrogen is supplied to the package atmosphere.

• Selected flow: Nitrogen gas, food grade
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Gas-cylinder or bulk-meter withdrawal allocated to conforming MAP units
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_gases
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Oxygen for modified-atmosphere packaging (map_oxygen)

Record only when oxygen is supplied to the package atmosphere.

• Selected flow: Oxygen gas, food grade
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Gas-cylinder or bulk-meter withdrawal allocated to conforming MAP units
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_gases
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Packaged chilled red deer meat (packaged_deer_meat)

Record the net meat mass transferred to finished-goods cold staging.

• Selected flow: Packaged boneless red deer meat, chilled
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Net scale mass excluding all packaging components
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_components
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; rotz-et-al-2019

Waste flows

Rejected packaged red deer meat (packaging_reject)

Record nonconforming meat rejected at packaging separately from packaging scrap.

• Selected flow: Rejected packaged red deer meat
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Net rejected meat mass by reason and destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_and_rejects
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Waste polyamide/polyethylene vacuum bags (waste_vacuum_bag_pa_pe)

Record unused, damaged, and process-scrap vacuum bags.

• Selected flow: Waste polyamide/polyethylene multilayer film
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed waste vacuum-bag material by destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_waste
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279; rotz-et-al-2019

Waste PET trays (waste_pet_tray)

Record damaged or unused PET trays.

• Selected flow: Waste polyethylene terephthalate tray
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed waste PET tray material by destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_waste
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279; rotz-et-al-2019

Waste polyethylene lidding film (waste_polyethylene_lidding_film)

Record lidding-film trim and rejected film.

• Selected flow: Waste polyethylene film
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed waste polyethylene film by destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_waste
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279; rotz-et-al-2019

Waste cellulose absorbent pads (waste_cellulose_absorbent_pad)

Record unused or rejected absorbent pads; meat-soiled pads remain this distinct waste material.

• Selected flow: Waste cellulose absorbent meat pad
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed waste absorbent-pad material by destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_waste
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279; rotz-et-al-2019

Waste corrugated cardboard (waste_corrugated_cardboard)

Record corrugated-case waste separately from paper labels.

• Selected flow: Waste corrugated cardboard
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed waste corrugated cardboard by recycling or treatment destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_waste
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279; rotz-et-al-2019

Waste paper labels (waste_paper_label)

Record rejected or unused paper labels separately.

• Selected flow: Waste paper label
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed waste paper-label material by destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_waste
• Sources: eu-pef-2021-2279; rotz-et-al-2019

Elementary flows

Process: Facility and equipment sanitation (p06_sanitation)

Inputs

Product flows

Potable sanitation water (sanitation_water)

Record water for equipment, surface, room, crate, and hygiene cleaning within the foreground facility.

• Selected flow: Potable water
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: Metered sanitation water, segregated from product-washing water
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_sanitation_inputs_outputs
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; fao-cold-store-1991; eu-bat-2023-2749

Electricity for sanitation (sanitation_electricity)

Record electricity for pumps, pressure washers, chemical dosing, and sanitation equipment.

• Selected flow: Electricity, medium voltage
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Submetered electricity or documented equipment-time calculation
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_process_electricity
• Sources: eu-bat-2023-2749; rotz-et-al-2019

Purchased steam for sanitation (sanitation_steam)

Record purchased steam only when it crosses the site boundary; onsite-boiler fuels are recorded separately.

• Selected flow: Steam, purchased
• Flow property / unit: Energy / MJ
• Amount rule: Metered purchased steam energy using recorded pressure, temperature, and condensate return basis
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_sanitation_inputs_outputs
• Sources: fao-meat-cutting-guidelines; eu-bat-2023-2749

Natural gas for onsite sanitation heat (sanitation_natural_gas)

Record natural gas only when burned onsite for hot water, steam, or sanitation heat.

• Selected flow: Natural gas
• Flow property / unit: Energy / MJ net calorific value
• Amount rule: Metered fuel volume converted with supplier composition and net calorific value
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fuel_and_combustion
• Sources: eu-bat-2023-2749; ipcc-2006-stationary-combustion; rotz-et-al-2019

Liquefied petroleum gas for onsite sanitation heat (sanitation_lpg)

Record LPG only when it is burned onsite.

• Selected flow: Liquefied petroleum gas
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Metered or invoiced LPG mass adjusted for stock change
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fuel_and_combustion
• Sources: ipcc-2006-stationary-combustion

Diesel for onsite sanitation heat (sanitation_diesel)

Record diesel only when it is burned in a stationary onsite heater or boiler; vehicle fuel is outside this row.

• Selected flow: Diesel fuel
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Metered or invoiced diesel mass adjusted for stock change
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_fuel_and_combustion
• Sources: ipcc-2006-stationary-combustion

Sodium hydroxide cleaner (sanitation_sodium_hydroxide)

Record formulated-product mass and active sodium hydroxide concentration when this alkaline cleaner is used.

• Selected flow: Sodium hydroxide
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg active substance
• Amount rule: Chemical issue mass multiplied by verified active concentration
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_sanitation_inputs_outputs
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-bat-2023-2749

Nitric acid cleaner (sanitation_nitric_acid)

Record formulated-product mass and active nitric acid concentration when this acid cleaner is used.

• Selected flow: Nitric acid
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg active substance
• Amount rule: Chemical issue mass multiplied by verified active concentration
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_sanitation_inputs_outputs
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-bat-2023-2749

Sodium hypochlorite disinfectant (sanitation_sodium_hypochlorite)

Record formulated-product mass and active sodium hypochlorite concentration when this disinfectant is used.

• Selected flow: Sodium hypochlorite
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg active substance
• Amount rule: Chemical issue mass multiplied by verified active concentration
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_sanitation_inputs_outputs
• Sources: fao-cold-store-1991; codex-cxc-58-2005

Peracetic acid disinfectant (sanitation_peracetic_acid)

Record formulated-product mass and active peracetic acid concentration when this disinfectant is used.

• Selected flow: Peracetic acid
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg active substance
• Amount rule: Chemical issue mass multiplied by verified active concentration
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_sanitation_inputs_outputs
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-bat-2023-2749

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Waste flows

Sanitation wastewater (sanitation_wastewater)

Record sanitation wastewater separately from product-washing effluent and blood-contaminated cutting drainage.

• Selected flow: Meat-facility sanitation wastewater
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: Metered segregated sanitation wastewater volume by treatment destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_wastewater_streams
• Sources: eu-bat-2023-2749; rotz-et-al-2019

Wastewater-treatment sludge (wastewater_sludge)

Record sludge only when generated by onsite treatment serving the foreground operations.

• Selected flow: Meat-processing wastewater-treatment sludge
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg wet sludge
• Amount rule: Weighed wet sludge with dry-solids fraction and destination recorded
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_sanitation_inputs_outputs
• Sources: eu-bat-2023-2749; rotz-et-al-2019

Elementary flows

Fossil carbon dioxide from onsite fuel combustion (combustion_carbon_dioxide)

Calculate direct fossil carbon dioxide for each recorded onsite fuel and sum only after retaining fuel-level calculations.

• Selected flow: Carbon dioxide, fossil, to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Sum of each fuel activity multiplied by its verified jurisdiction-, fuel-, and technology-specific CO2 factor; use IPCC default only when a better factor is unavailable
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_fuel_and_combustion
• Sources: ipcc-2006-stationary-combustion

Methane from onsite fuel combustion (combustion_methane)

Calculate direct methane for each recorded onsite fuel and combustion technology.

• Selected flow: Methane, fossil, to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Sum of each fuel activity multiplied by its verified jurisdiction-, fuel-, and technology-specific CH4 factor; use IPCC default only when a better factor is unavailable
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_fuel_and_combustion
• Sources: ipcc-2006-stationary-combustion

Nitrous oxide from onsite fuel combustion (combustion_nitrous_oxide)

Calculate direct nitrous oxide for each recorded onsite fuel and combustion technology.

• Selected flow: Nitrous oxide to air
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Sum of each fuel activity multiplied by its verified jurisdiction-, fuel-, and technology-specific N2O factor; use IPCC default only when a better factor is unavailable
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_fuel_and_combustion
• Sources: ipcc-2006-stationary-combustion

Process: Finished-goods cold staging and factory-gate dispatch (p07_dispatch)

Inputs

Product flows

Packaged chilled red deer meat for dispatch (dispatch_meat_input)

Record net meat mass entering finished-goods cold staging.

• Selected flow: Packaged boneless red deer meat, chilled
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Mass transferred from packaged_deer_meat
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_dispatch
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Electricity for finished-goods staging and loading (dispatch_electricity)

Record electricity for dispatch cold holding, dock equipment, and loading attributable to the reference product before gate transfer.

• Selected flow: Electricity, medium voltage
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh
• Amount rule: Submetered electricity allocated by net meat mass-time in finished-goods staging
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_process_electricity
• Sources: fao-cold-store-1991; eu-bat-2023-2749

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Boneless deer meat delivered at factory gate (delivered_deer_meat)

This is the reference product output. It is one declared deer species and cut, packaged, fresh or chilled, and never frozen.

• Selected flow: Boneless deer meat, fresh or chilled
• Flow property / unit: Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66 / kg
• Amount rule: Net delivered meat mass excluding packaging; normalize the dataset to exactly 1 kg
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: exactly 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_dispatch
• Sources: unsd-cpc-3-21119; codex-cxc-58-2005

Waste flows

Rejected meat at dispatch (dispatch_reject)

Record packaged meat rejected during final temperature, label, seal, or condition checks.

• Selected flow: Rejected chilled red deer meat at dispatch
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Net rejected meat mass by reason and treatment destination
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg net reference product
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_waste_and_rejects
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-853-2004-consolidated

Elementary flows

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_preserve_upstream	incoming carcass or primal cut	Do not reallocate upstream husbandry, hunting, or slaughter burdens inside this gate-to-gate PCR; use the burden already carried by the accepted incoming product dataset and disclose its allocation method.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_subdivision_first	shared foreground equipment and utilities	Prefer submetering, batch records, equipment time, mass-time, or another causal subdivision before allocation.	eu-pef-2021-2279; eu-bat-2023-2749
allocation_joint_cutting	meat, recoverable bone, fat, and trimmings	If cutting cannot be subdivided, partition residual shared burdens by measured wet output mass because mass is the directly observed physical relationship; disclose all mass fractions and test economic allocation as a sensitivity when co-product value could change conclusions.	eu-pef-2021-2279; rotz-et-al-2019
allocation_waste	discarded material, wastewater, sludge, and packaging waste	Do not assign a co-product credit to waste. Assign segregation and onsite treatment burdens to the process that generates the waste; model downstream treatment with the declared waste destination.	eu-pef-2021-2279
allocation_no_double_count	internal product transfers	Internal transfers between required processes carry no new upstream burden; reconcile them once in the process mass balance and count only exchanges crossing the foreground system boundary in the published inventory.	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_receiving_mass_identity	p01_receiving	incoming and accepted deer meat	lot receipt, inspection, and scale record	species; scientific name; origin; carcass/primal route; cut; bone status; fresh/chilled state; incoming temperature; gross; tare; net; accepted; rejected	calibrated scale joined to traceability and inspection record	kg; degrees C	every lot	full reporting period	all receiving points	sum accepted and rejected net mass by declared route; retain lot links	scale calibration; supplier document; inspection disposition; temperature record
cp_process_electricity	p01_receiving-p07_dispatch	process electricity	meter and operating-time record	meter start/end; equipment; rated power; operating hours; shared-load driver; product mass	direct submeter preferred; documented equipment-time or causal allocation otherwise	kWh	each batch or meter interval	full reporting period	all included processes	sum by process; allocate shared load with disclosed causal driver	meter calibration; invoice reconciliation; allocation worksheet
cp_cutting_yield	p02_cutting	cut meat, bone, fat, and trimmings	lot mass-balance record	input route; input mass; cut identity; meat; recoverable bone; recoverable fat; recoverable trimmings; discarded fractions; rejects; drip	calibrated scales at input and each output destination	kg wet mass	every lot or representative campaign with coverage proof	representative operating period within reporting year	all cutting lines	sum each atomic output; calculate unexplained mass difference	scale calibration; destination tickets; lot reconciliation
cp_product_washing	p03_washing	conditional meat washing	route flag, water meter, ice issue, product scale, and electricity record	washing performed; meat in/out; water in; ice in; electricity; start/end; wastewater	dedicated meters and lot records	kg; m3; kWh	every washing batch	all washing events in reporting period	all washing equipment	sum only applicable batches; zero is allowed only with route evidence	meter checks; sanitation SOP; batch record
cp_refrigeration	p04_chilling	chilling, storage, refrigerant make-up, and leakage	temperature logger, electricity meter, refrigerant stock/service record	meat in/out; product temperatures and times; storage hours; electricity; refrigerant identity; opening/closing stock; purchases; charges; recovery; transfer	continuous temperature and electricity records plus refrigerant mass reconciliation	kg; kWh; degrees C; h	continuous for temperature; each service event for refrigerant	full reporting period	all systems serving included meat	allocate energy by product mass-time; calculate each refrigerant separately	calibrated logger; submeter; service invoice; cylinder weights; leak-alarm record
cp_packaging_components	p05_packaging	meat and each packaging component	bill of materials, stock issue, count, and scale record	meat in/out; package route; component material; unit count; unit mass; opening/closing stock; purchases; returns	verified BOM reconciled to stock and packaged units	kg; item	each packaging lot	full reporting period	all packaging lines	calculate each component mass separately; no combined packaging total substitutes for components	supplier specification; scale check; stock reconciliation
cp_packaging_gases	p05_packaging	each MAP gas	gas meter or cylinder reconciliation	gas identity; purity; opening/closing stock; purchases; pressure/temperature conversion; conforming MAP units	mass meter preferred; cylinder stock reconciliation otherwise	kg	each lot or cylinder change	all MAP production in reporting period	all MAP packaging lines	allocate each gas separately to conforming MAP product	meter calibration; cylinder invoice; gas-composition check
cp_packaging_waste	p05_packaging	each packaging waste	waste scale and destination record	material identity; mass; contamination status; destination; date	segregated weighing by material	kg	each collection	full reporting period	all packaging lines	sum each material and destination separately	weigh ticket; recycler or treatment receipt
cp_sanitation_inputs_outputs	p06_sanitation	water, steam, chemicals, wastewater, and sludge	meter, stock, formulation, and waste record	water; steam; chemical product; active concentration; issue mass; electricity; wastewater; sludge wet mass; dry solids; destination	dedicated meters and stock reconciliation; active mass calculation	m3; MJ; kWh; kg	each sanitation cycle or meter interval	full reporting period	all included rooms and equipment	sum each atomic chemical and output; allocate shared sanitation by cleaned area-time or production mass with disclosure	meter calibration; SDS/product specification; stock record; treatment ticket
cp_fuel_and_combustion	p06_sanitation	each onsite fuel and CO2, CH4, N2O	fuel meter/invoice, stock, calorific value, and emission-factor record	fuel identity; quantity; opening/closing stock; net calorific value; combustion technology; factor source; CO2; CH4; N2O	reconcile each fuel, then apply verified fuel- and technology-specific factors	kg; MJ; kg emission	each meter interval; annual reconciliation	full reporting period	all stationary combustion serving foreground operations	calculate each gas per fuel before summing the same elementary flow	invoice; meter check; supplier calorific value; factor version; calculation sheet
cp_wastewater_streams	p02_cutting; p03_washing; p06_sanitation	blood-contaminated drainage, washing wastewater, and sanitation wastewater	segregated flow meter and sampling record	stream identity; flow; density if mass conversion; COD; total N; total P; treatment destination	separate meters or validated water balance; representative sampling	m3; kg	continuous or each discharge batch	full reporting period	each segregated drain and treatment route	sum by stream; never merge streams before retaining origin data	meter calibration; sampling chain of custody; treatment invoice
cp_waste_and_rejects	p01_receiving; p02_cutting; p05_packaging; p07_dispatch	rejects and animal material wastes	scale and disposition record	row identity; mass; reason; edible/co-product/waste status; destination; date	segregated weighing and disposition log	kg	each event	full reporting period	all included processes	sum each atomic row and destination	scale check; rejection record; destination receipt
cp_dispatch	p07_dispatch	reference product delivery	final scale, temperature, label, seal, and shipment record	species; scientific name; cut; bone status; net meat mass; package; atmosphere; product temperature; time; lot; customer/jurisdiction limit	calibrated final scale and product-temperature measurement	kg; degrees C	every dispatch lot	full reporting period	all factory-gate dispatches	sum conforming net meat mass; normalize all exchanges to 1 kg	scale calibration; temperature calibration; release record; label review

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_normalization	every foreground exchange	normalized amount = reporting-period exchange amount / reporting-period conforming net meat mass at factory gate	atomic exchange total; delivered_deer_meat total	amount per 1 kg net reference product	eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_process_mass_balance	receiving, cutting, washing, packaging, and dispatch	input wet mass = product outputs + co-product outputs + waste outputs + measured liquid transfer + recorded stock change + unexplained difference; report the difference rather than forcing balance	calibrated input/output masses; stock; liquid records	process balance and unexplained mass difference	eu-bat-2023-2749; eu-pef-2021-2279
calc_refrigerant_leakage	each refrigerant	emitted mass = make-up charged + opening system inventory - closing system inventory - recovered mass - transferred mass; calculate R717, R744, R134a, R404A, and any other actual refrigerant as separate substances	stock, purchase, charge, recovery, transfer, service records	kg of each refrigerant emitted to air	eu-bat-2023-2749
calc_combustion_emissions	natural gas, LPG, and stationary diesel	emission by gas = fuel activity on the factor's calorific basis x verified factor; retain fuel-level CO2, CH4, and N2O calculations before aggregation	each fuel amount; net calorific value; combustion technology; factor	kg fossil CO2, kg CH4, and kg N2O	ipcc-2006-stationary-combustion
calc_active_chemical	sodium hydroxide, nitric acid, sodium hypochlorite, and peracetic acid	active substance mass = formulated product mass x verified active mass fraction	issued product mass; supplier concentration	kg active chemical	eu-bat-2023-2749
calc_packaging_component	each package component	component mass = verified unit mass x used units, reconciled to opening stock + purchases - closing stock - returned usable stock - measured waste	BOM; counts; stock; waste	kg of each component in product and kg of each component wasted	eu-pef-2021-2279; rotz-et-al-2019
calc_allocation	inseparable shared cutting or support process	apply measured causal subdivision first; if impossible for joint cutting, allocate residual shared burden by measured wet output mass and disclose an economic sensitivity when material	submeter or causal driver; output masses; value evidence if sensitivity is needed	allocated foreground burden by output	eu-pef-2021-2279; rotz-et-al-2019

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_identity	meat inputs and reference product	Preserve traceability to one declared mammal species, scientific name, origin, anatomical cut, bone status, and fresh/chilled state for every lot; reject undeclared aggregate meat.	supplier record; inspection record; lot link; product label
dq_temperature	receipt through dispatch	Use calibrated product-temperature measurements and time records sufficient to demonstrate the applicable chilled-meat limit and continuous cold control.	calibration certificate; logger export; release record; applicable regulation or specification
dq_completeness	all processes and flows	Include every required process and every actual atomic material, energy, refrigerant, package component, waste, wastewater, and direct emission. Add a separate row for any actual refrigerant, fuel, chemical, package component, waste, or emission not enumerated here.	signed completeness checklist; purchase-to-inventory reconciliation; process flow diagram
dq_representativeness	foreground activity data	Cover a full year where practical, or document season, operating modes, species/cut mix, production volume, and why a shorter representative campaign is adequate.	reporting-period record; production schedule; campaign justification
dq_metering	mass, utility, temperature, gas, and wastewater records	Retain calibration or verification status and reconcile submeter totals to site invoices or master meters where applicable.	calibration record; invoice; reconciliation worksheet
dq_waste_destination	animal material, packaging waste, wastewater, and sludge	Record co-product or waste status, treatment or recovery destination, and mass for each atomic stream; do not infer destination from a generic waste contract.	weigh ticket; transfer note; treatment or recycler receipt
dq_range_evidence	amount ranges	Do not use a single paper, single facility value, or duplicated endpoint as an empirical range. Keep the foreground record requirement and manifest unresolved-range entry until two compatible original sources support synthesis.	source review record or explicit unresolved entry
dq_uuid_resolution	reference and inventory flows	UUID cells may remain blank for this authored candidate, but each named atomic flow must be resolved and directly verified before active review or publication.	manifest unresolved list; future Tiangong direct-read evidence

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validation_identity	dataset identity	Fail if mammal species, scientific name, anatomical cut, bone status, or fresh/chilled state is missing, or if an undeclared multi-species "other mammal meat" aggregate is used.	unsd-cpc-3-21119
validation_boundary	system boundary	Fail if husbandry, hunting, or slaughter burdens are omitted from the incoming product dataset, or if they are also added inside the foreground boundary and double counted.	codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-pef-2021-2279
validation_process_coverage	process map	Fail if any required process lacks a detailed inventory; require evidence of non-applicability for product washing and every conditional packaging gas, refrigerant, fuel, chemical, or package component.	codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-bat-2023-2749
validation_temperature	cold chain	Fail when product-temperature/time evidence does not demonstrate the declared applicable limit at receipt, cutting as applicable, chilling, cold holding, and dispatch.	eu-853-2004-consolidated; codex-cxc-58-2005
validation_atomic_flows	inventory	Fail when electricity, steam, fuels, refrigerants, chemicals, gases, packaging components, animal residues, wastewater streams, wastes, or emissions are combined into a selector or collection row.	eu-pef-2021-2279; eu-bat-2023-2749
validation_mass_balance	process quantities	Flag any unexplained mass difference and fail if input, product, co-product, waste, liquid transfer, and stock-change records are insufficient to reproduce the process balance.	eu-bat-2023-2749; eu-pef-2021-2279
validation_refrigerant	refrigeration	Fail if an actual refrigerant lacks separate make-up and leakage calculations or if stock, service, recovery, and transfer records are not reconciled.	eu-bat-2023-2749
validation_combustion	onsite fuels	Fail if natural gas, LPG, or stationary diesel is used without separate activity records and direct fossil CO2, CH4, and N2O calculations using a documented factor basis.	ipcc-2006-stationary-combustion
validation_reference_mass	reference flow	Fail unless the output is normalized to exactly 1 kg net boneless meat excluding packaging and the delivered_deer_meat output is linked to the reference flow.	eu-pef-2021-2279
validation_ranges	ranges	Fail any empirical range supported only by one case, one point, duplicated endpoints, an abstract, or incompatible boundaries. Absence of a range remains an unresolved candidate evidence gap, not permission to invent an estimate.	eu-pef-2021-2279