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

PARALLEL SESSION 5A: FOOD LABELLING 8 th Int. Conference on LCA in the
Agri-Food Sector, 1-4 Oct 2012
the authority body must ensure that the carbon footprint calculation is done according to the national guideline
and the carbon footprint value reduces from the previous time.
3.2.9. Period of license
It is generally agreed to have the carbon footprint label valid for 2 years. As a consequence, it has been
decided to update the databases once every two years accordingly.
4. Outlook
It is agreed in principle that PCRs are necessary for defining the additional requirements for specific
products or group of products to facilitate the product comparison. However, it should be discussed at the
international level whether these should be sector-based or individual product-based. There is a great concern
over the standardisation of PCRs at global scale as some countries might have developed their own PCRs,
for instance, the UK (i.e. Supplementary requirement of horticultural products), Japan (PCR of vegetables
and fruits) and Thailand (PCR of Fruit & Vegetables, PCR of Livestock products and PCR of Aquatic products)
in their own systems which could be a barrier in comparing between products from two countries. It is
foreseen that some common principles can be in agreement while some issues will still need more discussion
for standardisation. Limitations of available food databases or related literature particularly in developing
countries including Thailand will become one of the main difficulties. Apart from that, it is noticeable that
various schemes: carbon score, carbon emission rate, low carbon emission level, or carbon neutral have been
applied; this can be confusing to consumers regarding the conveyed message and understanding on the contributions
to GHG reduction by each scheme. Carbon footprinting and labelling should be appreciated by
both manufacturers and consumers, thus the ease of adopting the methodologies and the simple message to
deliver via carbon footprint labelling should be the core elements.
5. References
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