Sheep fat, unrendered

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR covers actual fatty tissue or fat raw material recovered from sheep after slaughter and/or cutting and transferred without rendering or refining. The represented material may be uncooled, chilled, or frozen, but the concrete foreground data package shall identify the anatomical tissue origin, slaughter or cutting route, edible or other declared disposition, physical state, temperature condition, packaging form, and dispatch handover point. Inherent moisture, connective tissue, and adhering lean tissue remain part of the measured product mass as delivered unless physically removed and separately recorded.

The default foreground ends when the declared lot of unrendered sheep fat is loaded or otherwise transferred to the next operator at the dispatch handover. It includes joint slaughter/cutting recovery where that operation is in the represented facility, fat separation and trimming, conditional washing, chilling or freezing, storage, packaging, and on-site handling. If slaughter or cutting is outside the foreground, a verified upstream sheep, carcass, or cut dataset shall carry those burdens and the associated joint-product allocation.

Rendering, fat melting, extraction, refining, fractionation, hydrogenation, interesterification, formulation, and conversion into tallow or another rendered fat are excluded. Rendered fats in CPC 21521-21529 are not interchangeable with this category. CXS 211-1999 is cited only to document that named edible tallow involving sheep is obtained by rendering; none of its composition or quality values is transferred to unrendered sheep fat.

No sheep-fat-specific default yield, energy intensity, water use, packaging ratio, cold-store duration, loss factor, or allocation share is prescribed. Foreground records are required. One provisional reasoned-estimate mass-input range is provided only as a broad QA screen and must not be used as a default yield.

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.sheep-fat-unrendered
classification_refs	CPC 3.0: 21514, Sheep fat, unrendered (exact classification reference)
covered_products	Actual fatty tissue or fat raw material from sheep, separated after slaughter and/or cutting, dispatched without rendering; uncooled, chilled, or frozen state when declared
excluded_products	Rendered or melted sheep fat; tallow and other rendered fats under CPC 21521-21529; refined, fractionated, hydrogenated, interesterified, formulated, or extracted fats; fat from cattle, buffalo, goats, pigs, poultry, fish, or other species; mixed-species fat without sheep-only mass segregation; oils from bone, marrow, or feet; hides and wool
representative_product	One dispatch lot of physically segregated, unrendered sheep fatty tissue after required trimming and conditioning
production_route	Recovery during sheep slaughter/dressing or cutting; separation and trimming; conditional washing; conditional chilling/freezing and storage; conditional packaging; dispatch handover; no rendering or refining
market_state	Bulk or packaged actual tissue/raw fat; uncooled, chilled, or frozen as declared; edible suitability or other disposition explicitly declared

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Provision of actual sheep fatty tissue or fat raw material, recovered after slaughter and/or cutting and not rendered or refined, at the declared dispatch handover
How much	1 kg net mass of the represented unrendered sheep fat as delivered, excluding reusable transport equipment and separately declared packaging tare
How well	Sheep-only identity and actual tissue state are preserved; slaughter/cutting route, anatomical tissue origin, disposition, unrendered state, temperature state, packaging, and handover are declared; rendered fat and other species are excluded
How long or cycle	One dispatch lot at the handover point; storage duration and cold-chain history up to handover are declared; no use duration is implied
reference_flow_link	rf_sheep_fat_unrendered

Field	Value
Reference amount	1 kg
Reference product flow	Sheep fat, unrendered 508545ee-d8e4-4705-a676-7ae2062635ae
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	sheep-only species identity; actual anatomical tissue origin or source cut; slaughterhouse recovery or cutting route; edible suitability or other disposition; unrendered/no-refining confirmation; declared physical temperature state (uncooled versus chilled versus frozen); product temperature specification and measured handover temperature where controlled; inherent tissue/moisture convention; packaging form and tare treatment; facility and geography; production period and lot; dispatch handover point; ownership of transport before and after handover

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_net_mass	Reference product at dispatch handover	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Determine net product mass from a calibrated scale or verified gross-minus-tare records. Include actual tissue, inherent moisture, connective tissue, and adhering lean as delivered; exclude separately declared packaging tare and reusable transport equipment.
lot_state_mass_alignment	Input, intermediate, co-product, waste, and reference-product mass records	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Use masses from the same represented lot or a documented allocation period. Record whether each mass is measured before or after trimming, washing, chilling/freezing, drainage, and packaging so mass changes are not hidden.
temperature_state_declaration	Uncooled, chilled, or frozen product and storage records	Temperature and time, with mass normalization to kg	Site-recorded temperature unit and h or day	Record the written temperature specification, measured handover temperature where temperature is controlled, conditioning start/end times, storage duration, and excursions. Do not impose a generic temperature threshold from this PCR.
packaging_tare	Packaged reference product	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	Measure or verify packaging tare separately and do not count it in the 1 kg reference product. Allocate packaging actually consumed to the represented lot.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Either sheep entering a represented slaughter/dressing joint process, or a documented sheep carcass/cut entering a separate cutting facility; the selected route and receipt condition shall be declared
starting_condition_role	Upstream product input to a joint slaughter/cutting system from which unrendered sheep fat is recovered
product_classification_scope	Sheep-only unrendered fatty tissue or raw fat corresponding to CPC 3.0 code 21514; no rendered fat and no other animal species
recursive_input_rule	Purchased unrendered sheep fat of the same category that is consolidated, re-trimmed, conditioned, or repacked remains a technosphere product input with its own upstream dataset; it shall not be assigned zero burden or silently merged into foreground recovery
upstream_dataset_requirement	A slaughter route requires an upstream sheep-production and live-animal transport dataset through the declared slaughter input; a cutting route requires an upstream carcass/cut dataset that includes sheep production, transport, slaughter, and prior joint-product allocation. Avoid gaps and double counting between the upstream dataset and this foreground
disclosure	Declare route, facility, geography, period, lot, anatomical tissue origin, edible/other disposition, actual tissue convention, state before and after conditioning, cold-storage duration, packaging, inbound and outbound handovers, and whether downstream transport starts before or after the reference-flow handover

Normative Boundary Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
boundary_sheep_unrendered_only	Product identity and every represented lot	Include only segregated actual sheep fatty tissue/raw fat that has not undergone rendering or refining. Exclude and separately model rendered tallow or other products in CPC 21521-21529.	unsd-cpc-3-0-21514; codex-cxs-211-1999
boundary_slaughter_cutting_trace	Slaughter, dressing, cutting, separation, and trimming	Identify the operation where fat becomes a separately measured output and retain post-mortem disposition and species traceability through trimming and packaging.	codex-cxc-58-2005
boundary_cold_chain	Chilling, freezing, cold storage, and temperature-controlled handling	Include actual conditioning energy, refrigerant make-up or measured loss, storage duration, and product losses when these operations occur before handover; retain temperature records and excursions without importing a generic threshold.	codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat
boundary_packaging_and_handover	Packaging, loading, and transport interface	Include packaging and on-site handling consumed before the declared handover. Exclude transport after handover by default; if delivery to a customer gate is claimed, add route-specific transport and move the reference handover accordingly.	codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-2021-2279-pef
boundary_recursive_input	Purchased unrendered sheep fat used as an input	Link the purchased material to a verified upstream dataset and report only the incremental consolidation, trimming, conditioning, packaging, and losses in the current foreground.	eu-2021-2279-pef
boundary_resource_emission_inventory	Represented food-processing operations where the FDM BAT scope is relevant	Collect process-level water, energy, raw-material, residue, wastewater, and direct-emission records for inventory completeness. Apply this as a data-collection completeness rule only when relevant; do not import legal capacity thresholds, emission limits, or performance levels into this PCR.	eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
joint_recovery	Joint slaughter/dressing or cutting recovery	required	Represent the actual joint operation where sheep fat tissue becomes a separately identified output; if outside the foreground, represent it in the required upstream dataset	Establish sheep-only identity, joint-product point, gross fat recovery, and co-product/waste disposition	Measured gross sheep fat output and all joint outputs over the same lot or allocation period
fat_trimming	Separation, trimming, and conditional washing	required	Always represent final separation/trimming; include washing only when performed	Produce saleable unrendered sheep fat while preserving tissue-state and loss records	Net unrendered sheep fat output before cold conditioning/packaging
cold_conditioning	Chilling, freezing, and storage	conditional	Include when active cooling, freezing, controlled-temperature storage, or refrigerant use occurs before handover	Establish declared market temperature state and record cold-chain resources and losses	Conditioned unrendered sheep fat output and storage duration
packaging_dispatch	Packaging, on-site handling, and dispatch handover	required	Packaging may be zero for bulk transfer, but tare treatment and the handover shall always be recorded	Produce the reference flow at the declared ownership and transport handover	1 kg net unrendered sheep fat at handover
rendering_refining	Rendering, melting, extraction, or refining	excluded_by_default	Never part of the default foreground for this PCR	Converts the material to a different rendered/refined product category	Not applicable

Process: Joint slaughter/dressing or cutting recovery (joint_recovery)

Inputs

Product flows

Route-specific sheep, carcass, or cut input (route_sheep_input)

Record the actual route-specific input that carries upstream sheep production, transport, and any earlier slaughter/cutting burdens. Do not substitute another ruminant or an aggregated mixed-species input.

• Selected flow: Sheep, sheep carcass, or sheep cut appropriate to the declared route; Tiangong UUID unresolved pending route-specific identity review
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured received mass for the same lot or joint-production period
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: Per measured joint slaughter/cutting operation that produces the represented gross sheep fat output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_joint_mass_and_identity
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Water used in joint recovery (joint_process_water)

Record metered or allocated water used in slaughter/cutting recovery only when that operation is in the represented foreground.

• Selected flow: Process or potable water, site-specific candidate; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3 or Mass / kg with documented conversion
• Amount rule: Metered use, or allocation from a submetered facility total using a documented causal driver
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: Per measured joint-production period and normalized through the allocation rule
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_water_records
• Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Energy used in joint recovery (joint_process_energy)

Record metered electricity and fuels for in-scope joint recovery operations; do not apply a sheep, cattle, or generic slaughter default.

• Selected flow: Site-specific electricity and fuel products; Tiangong UUIDs unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh or MJ, by carrier
• Amount rule: Metered use, or allocation from a submetered facility total using a documented causal driver
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: Per measured joint-production period and normalized through the allocation rule
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_energy_records
• Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Gross sheep fatty tissue recovered for trimming (gross_sheep_fat)

Record the mass of sheep-only fatty tissue at the first separately measured recovery point, before final trimming and conditioning.

• Selected flow: Sheep fat, unrendered 508545ee-d8e4-4705-a676-7ae2062635ae
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured gross recovered mass for the represented lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: Per measured joint-production period
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_joint_mass_and_identity
• Sources: unsd-cpc-3-0-21514; codex-cxc-58-2005

Other edible or usable joint outputs (joint_co_products)

Record all non-fat joint outputs that remain products or co-products, segregated by identity and disposition, so the joint allocation denominator is complete.

• Selected flow: Site-specific sheep meat, offal, hide, or other joint product candidates; Tiangong UUIDs unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured output mass by product identity for the same allocation period
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: Per measured joint-production period
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_joint_mass_and_identity
• Sources: eu-2021-2279-pef

Waste flows

Condemned or otherwise discarded tissue (joint_rejected_tissue)

Record tissue judged unsafe, unsuitable, or otherwise discarded as waste only when it crosses the waste boundary. If it is sold or transferred for a productive use, record it instead as a co-product with its actual disposition.

• Selected flow: Sheep tissue waste, disposition-specific candidate; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed or container-count-derived rejected mass by disposition
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: Per measured joint-production period
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_joint_waste_and_disposition
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Joint-process wastewater (joint_wastewater)

Record wastewater generated by in-scope joint recovery, with allocation and measured characteristics at the most specific practicable level.

• Selected flow: Wastewater, site-specific candidate; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: Metered discharge or documented water balance for the represented period
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: Per measured joint-production period and normalized through the allocation rule
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_water_records
• Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Elementary flows

Process: Separation, trimming, and conditional washing (fat_trimming)

Inputs

Product flows

Gross sheep fatty tissue input (gross_fat_input)

Record the actual gross sheep fatty tissue entering final trimming. The QA range below is a provisional author reasoned estimate, not a default yield and not a value to use when measured data are absent.

• Selected flow: Sheep fat, unrendered 508545ee-d8e4-4705-a676-7ae2062635ae
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured gross sheep fatty tissue input
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: Per 1 kg net unrendered sheep fat output from trimming
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_trimming_mass_balance
• Sources: unsd-cpc-3-0-21514
• Range: Provisional gross-fat-input mass-balance screening interval
  • Range role: QA guardrail (qa_guardrail)
  • Lower: 1.00
  • Upper: 2.00
  • Unit: kg
  • Basis: Per 1 kg net unrendered sheep fat output from trimming; lower bound enforces conservation and the deliberately broad upper bound flags major trimming/downgrading for review without asserting a typical sheep-fat yield
  • Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
  • Evidence kind: Reasoned estimate (reasoned_estimate)

Washing water, when used (trimming_wash_water)

Record only water that actually crosses the trimming-process boundary; dry trimming has zero water input and shall be declared as such.

• Selected flow: Process or potable water, site-specific candidate; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3 or Mass / kg with documented conversion
• Amount rule: Metered or batch-recorded water used for the represented lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: Per kg net unrendered sheep fat output from trimming
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_trimming_water_records
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Net unrendered sheep fat after trimming (trimmed_unrendered_fat)

Record the actual tissue output before cold conditioning and packaging, preserving anatomical origin and edible/other disposition.

• Selected flow: Sheep fat, unrendered 508545ee-d8e4-4705-a676-7ae2062635ae
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured net output after trimming and any declared drainage
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: Per represented trimming lot
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_trimming_mass_balance
• Sources: unsd-cpc-3-0-21514; codex-cxc-58-2005

Waste flows

Trim, downgraded tissue, and wash loss (trimming_residuals)

Record each residual by mass and actual disposition. Productive transfers are co-products, not waste; drain losses shall not be hidden in yield.

• Selected flow: Tissue residual or wastewater, disposition-specific candidate; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg or Volume / m3, separately by flow
• Amount rule: Measured residual mass and wastewater volume for the represented lot
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: Per kg net unrendered sheep fat output from trimming
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_trimming_mass_balance
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Elementary flows

Process: Chilling, freezing, and storage (cold_conditioning)

Inputs

Product flows

Unrendered sheep fat entering cold conditioning (cold_stage_fat_input)

Record the measured tissue mass and temperature state at the cold-stage entrance.

• Selected flow: Sheep fat, unrendered 508545ee-d8e4-4705-a676-7ae2062635ae
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured lot mass entering conditioning/storage
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: Per represented cold-conditioning lot
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_cold_chain_records
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Cold-stage electricity and fuels (cold_stage_energy)

Record actual energy for chilling, freezing, controlled-temperature storage, defrost, and in-scope cold-room auxiliaries. Do not borrow energy intensity from another animal species or facility.

• Selected flow: Site-specific electricity and fuel products; Tiangong UUIDs unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh or MJ, by carrier
• Amount rule: Submetered use or calculated share from metered equipment energy, operating time, load, and documented allocation driver
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: Per kg conditioned unrendered sheep fat output and declared storage duration
• Basis kind: Storage duration (storage_duration)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_cold_energy_records
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Refrigerant make-up (cold_stage_refrigerant_makeup)

Record refrigerant make-up attributable to in-scope equipment when a defensible facility allocation is available; otherwise disclose the data gap.

• Selected flow: Refrigerant by actual chemical identity; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Maintenance-record make-up mass allocated by equipment, operating period, and documented causal driver
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: Per kg conditioned unrendered sheep fat output over the represented period
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_refrigerant_records

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Conditioned unrendered sheep fat (conditioned_unrendered_fat)

Record net mass, declared chilled/frozen state, handover specification, actual measured temperature where controlled, and storage time.

• Selected flow: Sheep fat, unrendered 508545ee-d8e4-4705-a676-7ae2062635ae
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured net lot mass after conditioning and storage
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: Per represented cold-conditioning lot
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_cold_chain_records
• Sources: codex-cxc-58-2005

Waste flows

Cold-stage product loss (cold_stage_product_loss)

Record purge, rejected tissue, damaged product, and other measured losses by actual disposition.

• Selected flow: Sheep-fat loss, disposition-specific candidate; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Difference supported by weighed loss records; do not use an assumed shrink factor
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: Per kg conditioned unrendered sheep fat output
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_cold_chain_records

Elementary flows

Refrigerant released to air (cold_stage_refrigerant_loss)

When maintenance and charge records support a mass balance, record calculated release by actual refrigerant identity; otherwise report the check as inconclusive rather than assuming zero.

• Selected flow: Refrigerant emission to air by actual chemical identity; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Refrigerant mass balance under calc_refrigerant_loss
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Technology-specific (technology_specific)
• Normalization basis: Per kg conditioned unrendered sheep fat output over the represented period
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_refrigerant_records

Process: Packaging, on-site handling, and dispatch handover (packaging_dispatch)

Inputs

Product flows

Unrendered sheep fat entering dispatch preparation (dispatch_fat_input)

Record the net mass and state entering packaging or bulk dispatch preparation.

• Selected flow: Sheep fat, unrendered 508545ee-d8e4-4705-a676-7ae2062635ae
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Measured lot mass before packaging/loading
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: Per dispatch lot
• Basis kind: Process output (process_output)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_dispatch_records

Packaging materials consumed (dispatch_packaging)

Record actual primary, secondary, and non-reusable transport packaging consumed before handover. For bulk transfer, record zero packaging and identify reusable equipment separately.

• Selected flow: Packaging material by actual material and format; Tiangong UUIDs unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg or item count converted with verified item mass
• Amount rule: Purchase/issue records reconciled to the represented dispatch lots, net of reusable equipment
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: Per kg net reference product at handover
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_packaging_records
• Sources: eu-2021-2279-pef

On-site handling energy (dispatch_energy)

Record metered or equipment-record-based energy for in-scope packaging, internal movement, and loading before handover.

• Selected flow: Site-specific electricity or fuel product; Tiangong UUID unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Energy / kWh or MJ
• Amount rule: Metered use or calculated from equipment records and operating time
• Value mode: Calculated value (calculated_value)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: Per kg net reference product at handover
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Calculated from collection (calculated_from_collection)
• Collection protocol: cp_dispatch_records
• Sources: eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

Waste flows

Elementary flows

Outputs

Product flows

Reference unrendered sheep fat at handover (reference_unrendered_sheep_fat)

This is the reference product after all in-scope operations and before downstream transport owned by the next operator.

• Selected flow: Sheep fat, unrendered 508545ee-d8e4-4705-a676-7ae2062635ae
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: 1 kg net product mass at the declared handover
• Value mode: Fixed value (fixed_value)
• Specificity: Product-specific (product_specific)
• Normalization basis: PCR reference flow
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Identity reference (identity_reference)
• Sources: unsd-cpc-3-0-21514

Waste flows

Packaging and dispatch losses (dispatch_waste)

Record rejected product, damaged packaging, and other dispatch-stage waste separately by material and disposition.

• Selected flow: Product or packaging waste by actual material; Tiangong UUIDs unresolved
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Weighed or verified count-based mass for the represented dispatch lots
• Value mode: Foreground record (foreground_record)
• Specificity: Site-specific (site_specific)
• Normalization basis: Per kg net reference product at handover
• Basis kind: Reference flow (reference_flow)
• Evidence kind: Collected record (collected_record)
• Collection protocol: cp_dispatch_waste_and_disposition

Elementary flows

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
allocation_subdivide_first	Joint slaughter/dressing, cutting, utilities, cold storage, and packaging	First subdivide and directly assign separately metered material, energy, packaging, waste, and emission flows to the process and product that cause them. Document meters, equipment boundaries, and allocation periods.	eu-2021-2279-pef
allocation_joint_hierarchy	Remaining multifunctional slaughter or cutting burdens	After subdivision, follow the PEF allocation hierarchy: avoid allocation through subdivision or other justified modelling where possible; where unavoidable, use a documented relevant physical causal relationship; if no defensible physical relationship exists, use another justified relationship such as economic value. Do not prescribe a sheep-fat allocation share in this PCR.	eu-2021-2279-pef
allocation_complete_denominator	Joint-product denominator	Include every saleable or otherwise productive joint output from the same lot or allocation period. Record measured masses, product identities, disposition, prices and price period when economic allocation is used, and reconcile the allocation factors to one.	eu-2021-2279-pef
allocation_waste_and_credits	Rejected tissue, wastewater, packaging waste, and productive residuals	Treat a flow as waste when the holder discards or is required to discard it. Do not award an avoided-product credit merely because a residual may have value; any substitution or recycling credit requires an explicitly documented downstream function and method consistent with the study goal.	eu-2021-2279-pef; codex-cxc-58-2005
allocation_no_cross_species_default	All allocation factors	Do not import mass yields, price ratios, physical relationships, or allocation shares from cattle, buffalo, goats, other ruminants, or mixed-species operations as a sheep-fat default. Use represented sheep-route records or report the result as unresolved.	unsd-cpc-3-0-21514

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_joint_mass_and_identity	joint_recovery	Route input, gross sheep fat, and all joint products	Scale tickets, production/lot records, species and disposition records	lot_id; species; route; input_identity; input_mass_kg; gross_fat_mass_kg; co_product_id; co_product_mass_kg; anatomical_origin; disposition; scale_id; timestamp	Calibrated weighing linked to lot and species-segregation records	kg	Each lot or production batch	All represented lots; allocation period disclosed	Every represented slaughter/cutting site	Sum by product and disposition over one consistent allocation period; retain lot-level linkage	Calibration/verification records; post-mortem disposition; species traceability; reconciliation report
cp_trimming_mass_balance	fat_trimming	Gross fat input, net output, trims, downgrade, and drainage	Batch sheets and scale records	lot_id; gross_input_kg; net_output_kg; trim_kg; downgraded_product_kg; waste_kg; drain_loss_kg; pre_post_state; scale_id	Calibrated weighing before and after trimming and any washing/drainage	kg	Each batch	All represented batches	Every trimming site	Reconcile input to net output plus all residual destinations before normalization	Scale verification; signed batch balance; disposition records
cp_water_records	joint_recovery	Joint-recovery process water and wastewater	Meter readings, invoices, batch logs, and wastewater records	meter_id; start_reading; end_reading; unit; batch_or_period; operation; wastewater_volume; measurement_point; allocation_driver	Prefer process submeter; otherwise documented water balance or causal allocation	m3 or kg	Each batch or at least each operating day, matched to production	Full represented period including cleaning	Every represented joint-recovery facility; process level where practicable	Subtract verified out-of-scope use and normalize by process output or allocation factor	Meter calibration; invoice reconciliation; water-balance closure; documented measurement point
cp_trimming_water_records	fat_trimming	Trimming wash water, when used	Meter readings, batch logs, and wastewater records	meter_id; start_reading; end_reading; unit; lot_id; operation; wastewater_volume; measurement_point	Prefer batch or process submeter; otherwise documented water balance	m3 or kg	Each trimming batch using water	All represented wet-trimming batches	Every represented trimming site	Subtract verified out-of-scope use and normalize by net trimmed output	Meter calibration; batch record; water-balance closure; documented measurement point
cp_energy_records	joint_recovery	Electricity and fuel for joint recovery	Meter readings, invoices, equipment logs	carrier; meter_id; start_reading; end_reading; unit; operating_time; equipment; process; allocation_driver	Process submeter or documented equipment calculation reconciled to facility totals	kWh or MJ	Each batch/day for variable loads; monthly reconciliation	Full represented joint-recovery period	Every represented joint-recovery facility; process/equipment level where practicable	Sum by carrier and process; normalize using direct measurement or documented causal driver	Meter calibration; invoice reconciliation; equipment specification and operating log
cp_cold_chain_records	cold_conditioning	Product mass, temperature state, storage, and loss	Temperature logger, warehouse, batch, and scale records	lot_id; entry_mass_kg; exit_mass_kg; entry_temperature; exit_temperature; temperature_unit; specification; start_time; end_time; excursion; loss_mass_kg; disposition	Calibrated temperature monitoring and calibrated weighing linked to inventory movements	kg; temperature unit; h or day	Each lot; continuous or facility-defined monitoring where appropriate	Entire conditioning and storage interval	Every in-scope cold room/freezer and represented lot	Time-weighted storage duration; sum lot mass and losses; no generic shrink factor	Logger calibration; alarm/excursion log; inventory reconciliation; written specification
cp_cold_energy_records	cold_conditioning	Cold-stage electricity and fuels	Meter readings, invoices, equipment and operating-time logs	carrier; meter_id; start_reading; end_reading; unit; equipment_id; operating_time; load_record; storage_zone; allocation_driver	Cold-stage submeter or documented equipment calculation reconciled to the relevant meter	kWh or MJ	Each batch/day for variable loads; monthly reconciliation	Entire represented conditioning and storage interval	Every in-scope cold room/freezer	Sum by carrier and equipment; normalize by conditioned output mass and disclose storage duration	Meter calibration; invoice reconciliation; equipment specification; operating/load log
cp_refrigerant_records	cold_conditioning	Refrigerant make-up and release	Charge, purchase, recovery, and maintenance records	equipment_id; refrigerant_identity; opening_charge_kg; added_kg; recovered_kg; closing_charge_kg; service_date; operating_period; allocation_driver	Equipment-level refrigerant mass balance	kg	Each service event with annual or represented-period reconciliation	Full represented operating period	In-scope refrigeration equipment	Calculate loss by refrigerant identity and allocate only with a documented causal driver	Certified service record; purchase/recovery record; mass-balance reconciliation
cp_packaging_records	packaging_dispatch	Packaging consumed and tare	Purchase/issue records, bill of materials, item mass checks	packaging_id; material; item_count; measured_item_mass_kg; purchased_mass_kg; returned_mass_kg; reusable_flag; lot_id	Reconcile issued packaging to lots; verify count-to-mass factors by weighing	kg and item	Each packaging lot; period reconciliation	Full represented period	Every represented packing line/site	Net non-reusable packaging consumed divided by net reference-product mass	Supplier specification; weigh check; inventory reconciliation; reusable-equipment register
cp_dispatch_records	packaging_dispatch	Reference product, on-site handling, and handover	Dispatch scale ticket, loading record, equipment log, delivery terms	lot_id; gross_mass_kg; tare_mass_kg; net_mass_kg; product_state; handover_temperature; packaging; loading_energy; handover_location; handover_time; transport_owner	Calibrated gross/tare weighing and signed transfer record	kg; temperature unit; kWh or MJ	Each dispatch lot	All represented dispatches	Every represented dispatch site	Sum net product and in-scope handling resources; normalize to 1 kg net product	Scale verification; transfer document; temperature record; equipment log
cp_joint_waste_and_disposition	joint_recovery	Joint-recovery waste and productive residual destinations	Weigh tickets, container records, manifests, transfer and revenue records	lot_or_period; flow_identity; mass_kg; container_count; count_to_mass_factor; destination; waste_or_product_status; treatment; revenue; currency; price_period	Direct weighing preferred; verified count conversion otherwise	kg; currency/kg when relevant	Each removal or transfer	Full represented joint-recovery period	Every represented joint-recovery site and residual stream	Sum separately by identity, status, and destination; do not net against product mass	Scale/check records; transfer manifest; invoice; legal/operational disposition record
cp_dispatch_waste_and_disposition	packaging_dispatch	Dispatch waste and productive residual destinations	Weigh tickets, container records, manifests, transfer and revenue records	lot_or_period; flow_identity; mass_kg; container_count; count_to_mass_factor; destination; waste_or_product_status; treatment; revenue; currency; price_period	Direct weighing preferred; verified count conversion otherwise	kg; currency/kg when relevant	Each removal or transfer	Full represented dispatch period	Every represented dispatch site and residual stream	Sum separately by identity, status, and destination; do not net against product mass	Scale/check records; transfer manifest; invoice; legal/operational disposition record

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
calc_normalize_reference_mass	Every inventory amount	normalized amount = represented-period amount / net reference-product mass at dispatch; retain the original unit and conversion record	Collected process amount; dispatch net mass	Amount per 1 kg net unrendered sheep fat	eu-2021-2279-pef
calc_mass_balance	joint_recovery; fat_trimming; cold_conditioning; packaging_dispatch	mass balance closure = accounted output mass / measured input mass; list product, co-product, waste, drainage, and measured storage losses separately and investigate unexplained differences	Matched input and output mass records	Process mass-balance closure and unresolved difference	eu-2021-2279-pef; eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat
calc_joint_allocation	Unsubdivided joint slaughter/cutting burdens	allocated burden to unrendered sheep fat = remaining joint burden × documented allocation factor; allocation factors across all joint outputs shall sum to 1; physical or economic driver and period shall be disclosed	Remaining joint burden; complete co-product denominator; causal data or masses and prices	Allocated joint burden and audit trail	eu-2021-2279-pef
calc_cold_energy	cold_conditioning	cold-stage energy = directly metered energy, or equipment power × measured operating time adjusted by documented load data and reconciled to the relevant meter; divide by conditioned output mass and disclose storage duration	Meter/equipment readings; operating time; conditioned output mass; storage duration	Energy by carrier per kg conditioned product, with duration	eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat
calc_refrigerant_loss	cold_conditioning	release by refrigerant = opening charge + additions - recovered amount - closing charge, adjusted only for documented transfers; negative or incomplete balances are inconclusive	Refrigerant charge, addition, recovery, and closing records	kg refrigerant release by identity and represented period	eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat
calc_packaging_mass	packaging_dispatch	non-reusable packaging mass = issued mass - returned unused mass; for count records, multiply verified item count by verified item mass; exclude reusable equipment and report it separately	Packaging issue/return, count, item mass, reusable flag	kg packaging per kg net reference product	eu-2021-2279-pef

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
dq_identity_and_scope	Product and all upstream/intermediate tissue flows	Demonstrate sheep-only segregation, actual anatomical tissue/source-cut description, route, disposition, and unrendered/no-refining status. Mixed or unidentified animal fat is nonconforming.	Lot traceability, production records, post-mortem/disposition records, product specification
dq_mass_metrology	Reference mass and all material balances	Use calibrated or verified weighing; disclose gross/tare method, moisture/tissue convention, measurement stage, unexplained balance differences, and count-to-mass conversions.	Calibration/verification certificates, scale tickets, batch balance, weigh checks
dq_temporal_representativeness	All foreground records	Cover the declared production period and relevant seasonal/operating states, including chilled/frozen storage. Explain exclusions, downtime, and abnormal lots.	Coverage table, production calendar, meter and batch record completeness
dq_cold_chain	Chilled or frozen routes	Provide written temperature specification, measurement points, logger calibration, actual handover temperature where controlled, storage duration, and excursions; do not report a generic threshold as if source-backed.	Temperature logs, alarm records, calibration, warehouse records
dq_allocation	Joint slaughter/cutting and shared utilities	Document subdivision attempts, reason for the chosen remaining allocation relationship, complete denominator, source period for masses/prices, factor reconciliation, and sensitivity where allocation is material.	Process diagram, meters, product ledger, prices, allocation workbook, sensitivity result
dq_inventory_completeness	In-scope operations	Account for relevant water, energy, raw materials, packaging, wastewater, residues, direct emissions, and losses at process or site level as appropriate. State checks skipped and data gaps.	Resource/emission inventory, meters, invoices, waste manifests, reconciliation
dq_reasoned_estimate_replacement	Provisional gross-fat-input QA guardrail	Treat 1.00-2.00 kg input per kg output only as a reasoned QA screen. Replace or retire it when reviewed sheep-fat-specific batch mass balances and metrology uncertainty are available for the represented route and tissue state; never convert it into a default yield or allocation factor.	Review record linking replacement evidence to gross_fat_input_mass_guardrail
dq_source_applicability	Use of external standards and guidance	Apply CXC 58-2005 only to applicable meat-hygiene/process-control context; use CXS 211-1999 only to distinguish rendered named fats; use FDM BAT only for relevant inventory/monitoring completeness; do not import legal thresholds, composition values, or unrelated sector performance values.	Source applicability statement and reviewer sign-off

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Rule	source_ids
validate_reference_identity	Reference flow and product metadata	Fail if the product-flow UUID, Mass property UUID, Units of mass UUID, kg unit, CPC reference, or sheep-only unrendered identity does not exactly match this PCR.	unsd-cpc-3-0-21514
validate_required_qualifiers	Foreground data package	Fail if route, anatomical tissue origin/source cut, disposition, unrendered status, temperature state, tissue/moisture convention, packaging/tare, facility/period/lot, handover, or transport ownership is missing.	unsd-cpc-3-0-21514; codex-cxc-58-2005
validate_rendering_excluded	Process map and inventory	Fail if rendering, melting, extraction, refining, or production of tallow/rendered fat is included in the default foreground or if a CPC 21521-21529 product is used as the reference flow.	unsd-cpc-3-0-21514; codex-cxs-211-1999
validate_species_and_route	Input and output identities	Fail if another species, a mixed-species fat stream, or a borrowed other-ruminant yield/allocation parameter is used without explicit exclusion from the reference product and separate scenario treatment.	unsd-cpc-3-0-21514
validate_mass_and_tare	Mass balance and reference amount	Fail if net reference mass is not measured or verified, packaging tare is included in the 1 kg product, or material outputs and residuals are not reconciled; flag the provisional 1.00-2.00 QA interval only for review, never automatic substitution.	eu-2021-2279-pef
validate_allocation	Joint slaughter/cutting burdens	Fail if direct subdivision was not considered, the allocation relationship is undocumented, joint outputs are omitted, factors do not sum to 1, or a default sheep-fat allocation share is asserted without represented evidence.	eu-2021-2279-pef
validate_cold_chain	Chilled or frozen routes	Fail if conditioning/storage energy and product losses are omitted; fail if state, duration, measurement points, or excursions are undisclosed. Mark refrigerant emissions inconclusive when charge records are insufficient rather than assuming zero.	codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat
validate_transport_handover	Dispatch and transport	Fail if the handover point or transport ownership is ambiguous. If delivery transport is included, require mode, distance, load, route, temperature-control energy where applicable, and a reference flow located at the delivery handover.	codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-2021-2279-pef
validate_source_limits	Quantitative and legal claims	Fail if CXS 211-1999 composition/quality values are applied to unrendered fat, if CXC 58-2005 is used as LCA quantity evidence, or if EU 2019/2031 thresholds/performance values are generalized beyond their legal and sector scope.	codex-cxs-211-1999; codex-cxc-58-2005; eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Foreground production dataset for unrendered sheep fat at a declared dispatch handover
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset after methodology and data-quality review
allowed_use	LCA process or lifecyclemodel construction for sheep-only unrendered fat matching the declared route, anatomical tissue state, disposition, temperature state, packaging, geography, period, allocation method, and handover
excluded_use	Rendered/refined fats or tallow; other or mixed animal species; substitution for meat, live-sheep, hide, offal, or rendering datasets; use of provisional QA bounds as default yields; public comparative assertions without applicable review/verification
required_metadata	PCR id and version context; reference UUID/property/unit-group/unit; CPC reference; species; anatomical tissue/source cut; slaughter/cutting route; disposition; actual tissue/moisture convention; unrendered confirmation; temperature state/specification and handover temperature where controlled; storage duration; packaging/tare; facility/geography; period/lot; upstream dataset; process map; handovers; transport ownership; allocation method/factors/denominator; data sources
required_quality_disclosure	Foreground versus calculated records; mass-balance closure; meter/scale coverage and calibration; temporal/site coverage; cold-chain coverage and excursions; refrigerant-data completeness; allocation sensitivity; missing UUIDs; reasoned-estimate use and replacement status; checks performed/skipped; unresolved findings
update_trigger	Reviewed sheep-fat-specific mass-balance evidence; change in Tiangong reference identities; change in product scope or CPC classification; new applicable category-specific PCR/PEFCR; changed slaughter/cutting/cold-chain route; revised Codex hygiene or named-fat texts; revised PEF method; new applicable BAT conclusions; material foreground evidence that replaces the provisional QA guardrail

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
unsd-cpc-3-0-21514	official_guidance	United Nations Statistics Division, Central Product Classification (CPC) Version 3.0, code 21514, “Sheep fat, unrendered”, official structure CSV: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/Download/In%20Text/CPC_Ver_3.0_Structure_30Jun2025.csv (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Product name, sheep-only classification scope, and separation from the rendered-fat class. Limitation: classification evidence does not define production processes, tissue composition, yields, allocation shares, or LCA quantities.
codex-cxc-58-2005	standard	Codex Alimentarius, Code of Hygienic Practice for Meat, CXC 58-2005: https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/sh-proxy/en/?lnk=1&url=https%253A%252F%252Fworkspace.fao.org%252Fsites%252Fcodex%252FStandards%252FCXC%2B58-2005%252FCXC_058e.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Applicable slaughter/dressing and post-mortem process-control context; segregation of unsafe/unsuitable parts; cooling/freezing, storage, packaging, transport protection, and temperature-monitoring completeness. Limitation: no sheep-fat LCA amounts, yields, allocation factors, or universal temperature threshold are inferred.
codex-cxs-211-1999	standard	Codex Alimentarius, Standard for Named Animal Fats, CXS 211-1999, amended 2024: https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius/sh-proxy/pl/?lnk=1&url=https%253A%252F%252Fworkspace.fao.org%252Fsites%252Fcodex%252FStandards%252FCXS%2B211-1999%252FCXS_211e.pdf (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Naming/exclusion evidence that edible tallow involving sheep is obtained by rendering. Limitation: the standard concerns named fats presented for human consumption, chiefly rendered products; its composition, quality, additive, and analytical values are not applied to unrendered sheep fat.
eu-2021-2279-pef	official_guidance	European Commission, Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279 on the use of the Environmental Footprint methods, including Annex I Product Environmental Footprint Method, CELEX 32021H2279: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/2279/oj (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Functional unit/reference flow framing, system boundary, foreground normalization, data quality, multifunctionality hierarchy, subdivision, physical/economic allocation documentation, and verification context. Limitation: this is a general method, not a sheep-fat-specific PEFCR and not product-specific numerical evidence.
eu-2019-2031-fdm-bat	official_guidance	Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2031 establishing BAT conclusions for the food, drink and milk industries, CELEX 32019D2031: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2019/2031/oj (retrieved 2026-08-11)	Conditional process-inventory and monitoring completeness for water, energy, raw materials, wastewater, waste gas, residues, and process-level monitoring where the represented installation falls within or appropriately uses the FDM context. Limitation: scope and applicability remain those of the Decision; no legal capacity threshold, BAT-AEL, monitoring frequency, or sector performance value is generalized to this PCR or to all slaughter/cutting facilities.