LCA Food 2012 in Saint Malo, France! - Manifestations et colloques ...

PARALLEL SESSION 3B: PACKAGING 8 th Int. Conference on LCA in the
Agri-Food Sector, 1-4 Oct 2012
tumer perceptions were concern with preserving and maintaining the quality of the product as well as the
price. The aluminium can received positive comments for its ability to protect and preserve the product but
the production cost is higher than other ones. However the consumers are willing to pay more for it.
5. Conclusion
The carbon footprint of product is a tool that includes eco-design criteria in food packaging and
can be used for marketing.
Raw materials represent 50-80% of the carbon footprint of these packages.
The Aluminium can carbon footprint is four times higher than plastics ones. Nevertheless, it provides
the safest method of protecting and preserving the product as well as providing the longest
shelf life.
The marketing study reached an important conclusion, as consumers prefer the can container for
the long life sausage; it will be a deciding factor for the packaging equipment design.
All materials meet quality specifications, but the shelf life of the sausage is the most important
factor to consider, as plastic packaging leaves the product with less shelf life.
6. References
Carbon Trust, DEFRA, BSI. PAS2050:2008. Specification for the assessment of the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of goods
and services. BSI, London. 2008
ISO. ISO 14040:2006. Environmental management -- Life cycle assessment -- Principles and framework. ISO, 2006.
ISO. ISO 14044:2006. Environmental management -- Life cycle assessment -- Requirements and guidelines. ISO, 2006
Siracusa V et al., Life Cycle Assessment of multilayer polymer film used in food packaging field. In: Procedia Food Science 1 (2011)
235-239.
Williams H et al., A life cycle perspective on environmental effects of customer focused packaging development. Journal of Cleaner
Production. 16, 853-859.
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