Environmental Product Declaration of Tarallucci

CPC code
Approval date
Revision
Registration number
2349 — Bread and other
baker's wares
PCR 2010:05 version 1.0
2010–03–09
1
Environmental
Product
Declaration
of Tarallucci
10/03/2011
Valid 3 years
S – P – 00226
The first EPD Process
System certified in
the food field
01.
the brand mulino bianco
Established in 1975, it offers a varied range
of simple, genuine bakery products for easy
consumption both at home and away.
It represents part of Italian food culture
in everyday family life.
the product
Plant and process
Tarallucci are produced in two Italian plants
(Castiglione delle Stiviere–MN and Melfi),
where a typical bakery process takes place.
The process steps involved in the manufacture of biscuits are dough mixing, formation
of the dough pieces, baking in specific gas
oven, cooling and packaging.
Tarallucci are packed into 2 main formats More info on www.mulinobianco.it
(400 and 800 grams). Only 400 grams format is considered because it has the maxi- nutritional information (per 100 g)
mum quantity of packaging per kg of product. The product does not need to be cooked,
kcal
Energy
it is ready for consumption.
product content
soft wheat flour
Brand
and Product
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proteins
grams
7,0
Carbohydrates
grams
70,5
Of which sugar
grams
25,0
Fats
grams
17,5
Of which saturated fats
grams
8,6
fibres
grams
2,0
Sodium
grams
0,270
58%
sugar
21%
vegetable oils
15%
eggs
5%
salt / yeast
1%
468
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02.
Barilla Group
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The Group dates back to 1877, from the pasta
and bread boutique in the centre of Parma
(Italy), owned by Pietro Barilla. Since then,
progress has always come under a guiding
hand, with exception from the period between 1971 and 1979, through a passing of
generations from father to son.
Barilla today stands as one of the top
Italian food groups, leading company in
the pasta market around the world, the processed sauce market of continental Europe,
and the flatbread market in Scandinavia.
The Group, that is now driven by the three
brothers Guido, Luca and Paolo, employs a
workforce of over 15.000 people and has an
annual turnover of 4,1 billion euro in 49 production plants (14 in Italy and 35 abroad),
including 9 mills that provide the majority of raw materials required for the Group’s
production of pasta and oven-baked goods.
Products are exported to over 150 countries: the plants provide an annual production of nearly 3 million tons of foodstuff
that are consumed worldwide under the label of various brands. www.barillagroup.com
The Group’s brands
The Group’s brands fall into two principle
business areas: meal solution and bakery
products. In the Meal Solution section, Barilla leads the pasta market both in Italy and
worldwide, in which it sells under the Barilla
brand name, symbol of Italian gastronomy,
and with lead brands at a local level (Misko in
Greece, Filiz in Turkey and Yemina in Mexico).
In addition, Barilla also claims leadership in
the processed sauce segment, with over 40
different recipes to guarantee the right solution tailored to the needs of a worldwide
market. The area of baked goods includes
products that cover the different moments
of consumption, from breakfast meals to
snacks such as: biscuits, toasted bread, cereals, snacks, confectionery, soft breads, pastries and snacks, cakes and crispbread for bid
which includes almost 180 products, fruit of
35 different production technologies.
The product brands are flanked by the
brand Number 1, group company specialized
in logistic services, and First for retail sales
services.
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The Environmental performance of Tarallucci was calculated using the LCA (life cycle analysis) methodology, including the
entire production chain, starting from the
cultivation of the raw materials until the delivery of the finished product to main distribution platforms.
The study was conducted following the
specific product rules published for the EPD
system: “CPC code 2349 – Bread and other
bakers’ wares”.
The general data contributes to the calculation of environmental impacts that stands
at less than 10%.
declared unit
Data are referred to 1 kg of product.
System boundaries
— blending of ingredients;
— formation of dough pieces by means of
rotary moulding;
— baking of biscuits in tunnel gas oven;
— cooling and packaging of biscuits;
— production of packaging materials;
— delivery of products to distribution
platforms.
Downstream processes that include, use
phase general and indicative information,
waste disposal processes of primary packaging. These processes are not included in the
system boundaries
upstream
processes
03.
The processes constituting the system analyzed were organized according to following
three successive phases, in compliance with
the requisites of the EPD system:
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Core process that include:
core
processes
process
Packaging
Distribution
downstream
processes
Environmental
Impact
Calculation
Upstream processes that include:
— cultivation and processing of raw
materials (Flour, Sugar, Vegetable oils
and eggs);
— production of fertilizers and other
substances used for agricultural
processes;
— transport of raw material to the
production plant.
Production
of ingredients
packaging
end of life
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General
hypotheses
adopted
1. raw materials
Cereals cultivation impacts have been calculated on the
basis of primary data (yield and fertilizers use) collected
from farmers integrated with secondary data collected
mainly from Ecoinvent database (www.ecoinvent.ch).
Cultivation yield are referred to 2009 production.
Data from public database (Ecoinvent, LCA food dk) are
used for other raw material in Tarallucci recipe (sugar
beet, vegetable oil, egg, yeast).
Here the main relevant hypotheses are presented.
5. pack End of life
Environmental performances of packaging end of life
have not been calculated, only qualitative information
are provided.
4. distribution
Distribution impacts are calculated using the following
hypotheses:
— 92% of production delivered in Italy by truck;
— 8% of production delivered to other countries
by ship and truck.
The product does not need any particular storage
condition (such as refrigeration).
2. Production process
Bakery environmental impacts are calculated
considering electricity and natural gas consumption by
the oven. They are calculted using specific natural gas
consumption for the product and a mass allocation*
for other environmental aspects.
Castiglione and Melfi plants are considered in the
analysis. Contribution of each plant to environmental
aspects is based on 2009 overall Tarallucci production.
Primary data (2009 year) are used for energy and water
consumption and for waste production; secondary
data (ecoinvent database) are used for energy and
water production.
3. Packaging
Environmental impacts are calculated taking into
account 400 grams format because it has the
heaviest impact per kg of product.
Primary data (from Barilla packaging unit) are used
for packaging amount and secondary data (ecoinvent
database) for packaging materials production.
* PCR requires for economic allocation but the mass allocation is applied as better criterium according to ISO 14044 §4.3.4 (the updating PCR has been submitted to technical committee).
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upstream
processes
core processes
non renewable
resources
Raw materials
cultivation
Process
Packaging
Distribution
42,84
0,60
1,24
0,01
44,69
Gravel
1,82
0,29
31,40
0,00
33,51
Potassium chloride
15,51
0,01
0,09
0,00
15,61
Sodium chloride
6,08
1,35
1,54
0,01
8,98
Phoshorous
5,19
0,00
0,01
0,00
5,20
Others
4,29
0,15
1,27
0,00
5,71
Coal
23,6
29,5
23,8
0,6
77,5
Oil
69,2
9,2
18,9
24,9
122,2
Natural gas
45,4
78,3
26,3
1,2
151,2
Uranium
0,0
0,0
0,0
0,0
0,0
Others
0,2
0,0
0,4
0,0
0,6
Limestone (CaCO₃)
Material
resources
— data in grams
Energy
resources
— data in grams
core processes
renewable resources
— data per 1 kg of product
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Energy
resources
— data in MJ
Total
upstream
processes
Environmental
Results
Total
04.
Raw materials
cultivation
Process
Packaging
Distribution
Hydroelectric
0,23
0,35
0,08
0,00
0,66
Wind
0,01
0,04
0,01
0,00
0,06
Solar
0,00
0,01
0,00
0,00
0,01
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upstream
processes
Raw materials
cultivation
Process
Packaging
Distribution
Total
fresh water consumption
— data in litres
core processes
59,7
4,1
3,1
0,1
67,0
impact indicators
— for GWP values
see Carbon Footprint
Per 1 kg of product
Ozone-depleting potential
core processes
Total
upstream
processes
Raw materials
cultivation
Process
Packaging
Distribution
mg CFC11 equivalent
0,067
0,044
0,017
0,011
0,139
Ozone-creating potential
g C₂H₄ equivalent
0,94
0,09
0,09
0,07
1,19
Acidification potential
g SO₂ equivalent
8,3
0,6
0,5
0,5
9,9
Eutrophication potential
g PO₄⁻⁻⁻ equivalent
5,2
0,1
0,1
0,1
5,5
upstream
processes
Raw materials
cultivation
Process
Packaging
Distribution
Total
core processes
Haxardous
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
0,00
Not hazardous
0,70
0,10
0,00
0,00
0,80
Waste per 1 kg of product *
* Only the primary data on wastes are reported as mass, the secondary data are calculated as a contribution on environmental burdens.
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product footprint
Additional indicators in the form of water and ecological footprint,
calculated on the basis of indications provided herein, were employed to determine all relative impacts.
From field
Raw materials
cultivation
Process
Packaging
Distribution
10
7,7
Ecological Footprint
0,9
1,2
0,2
953
Carbon Footprint
340
GWP
global m²/kg
1.526
148
85
909
g CO₂eq/kg
916
Water Footprint
4
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to Distribution
3
liters/kg
<0,2
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packaging end of life
rilla primary packaging contains an icon that states the
At this moment primary packaging, a multilayer pp/ packaging material suggestion for proper disposal.
Secondary packaging (paperboard box used for prodpaper metallized is not yet recyclable and it is recomuct transport) has to be sent to a recyclable circuit manmended to send it to undifferentiated urban waste.
To help the consumer in the disposal phase, every Ba- aged by retailers.
In the Italian
context flexible
films from
undifferentiated
urban waste are
usually sent to
Dump
Tarallucci
energy
recovery
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Primary packaging may be sent to a
dump (89% of the total amount of
undifferentiated waste treated in
Italy). Environmental performance of
dump is due mainly to its management
that causes the production of biogas
and leachate. Treatment of 1 unit (400
grams format) of Tarallucci may cause the
emission of about 10 grams of CO₂eq.
Primary packaging may be sent to an
incineration plant (11% of the total
amount of undifferentiated waste
treated in Italy). In this way energy
content may be recovered (about 0,3 MJ
per unit).
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05.
Environmental declarations published within the same product category, though originating from different programs, may not be
comparable.
This declaration and further information in
regards are available at www.environdec.com
References
Here the most important references are
indicated. In the support document further
details are available:
Additional
Information
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— International EPD Consortium; General
Programme Instructions (EPD); ver. 1 of
29/02/2008;
— WWF, Global Footprint Network,
Zoological Society of London; Living
Planet Report 2008, WWF (2008);
— Arjen Y. Hoekstra, Ashok K. Chapagain,
Maite M. Aldaya, Mesfin M. Mekonnen;
Water Footprint Manual State of the Art
2009, Waterfootprint Network;
— PCR 2010: 05; CPC 2349: Bread and Other
Bakers' Wares; ver. 1.0 of 09/03/2010;
— Process Certification Clarification (PCC)
for the International EPD System; ver. 1.0
of 23/04/2010;
— Process Certification Clarification
(PCC) for the International EPD System;
Guidelines; ver. 1.0 of 23/04/2010.
This EPD have been internally verified among a certified EPD process.
epd process certification
PCR review conducted by:
Technical Committee
of the International EPD® system
Verifier:
Maurizio Fieschi
Third party verifier:
Bureau Veritas
(accreditation number for EPD: 1236)
Contacts
For additional information relative to the activities
of the Barilla Group or in regards to this environmental
declaration, please contact:
Luca Ruini — ✉ luca.ruini@barilla.com
Technical support
Life Cycle Engineering (Italy)
— www.studiolce.it
Graphic Design
Fabio Gioia — www.fabiogioia.com
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06.
www.globalfootprint.org
The Ecological Footprint measures the area of biologically productive land and water required to provide the resources used and absorb the carbon dioxide waste generated by human activity, under
current technology, by tracking flows of resources and carbon emissions on annual basis. It is measured in standard units called global
hectares (GHA).
The calcultaion methodology was developed by the Global Footprint Network.
Carbon Footprint
The product carbon footprint is a measure of potential contribution
to climate change due to the amount of greenhouse gases (GHG)
released by production chain processes.
This contribution, global warming potential (GWP), is measured
in terms of mass of CO₂ equivalent and is calculated by multiplying
the specific GHG emissions (mainly CO₂, N₂O, CH₄) by the specific
conversion factors defined by the IPCC (www.ipcc.ch).
Many protocols are available for its calculation.
Ecological Footprint
Glossary
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Water Footprint
www.waterfootprint.org
The water footprint of a product is the volume of freshwater used to
produce the product, measured over the full supply chain.
It is a multi-dimensional indicator, showing water consumption
volumes by source and polluted volumes by type of pollution; all
components of a total water footprint are specified geographically
and temporally.
The calculation methodology was developed by the Water Footprint
Network.
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Acidification Potential
(AP)
Phenomenon by which atmospheric rainfall has a pH value below
the normal average. It can provoke damage to forests and agriculture, as well as to aquatic ecosystems and manmade structures. It is
the result of SO₂, of NOx, and NH₃, that are included in the Acidification Potential indicator (AP) expressed in moles of H⁺ produced.
Eutrophication Potential
(EP)
Nutrient enrichment of flowing water bodies, which determines
unbalance in aquatic ecosystems due to excessive flourishing caused by lack of nutrient limitation. The Eutrophication potential (EP)
especially includes phosphate and nitrogen salts, and is expressed
as grams of oxygen equivalent (g O₂).
Ozone Depletion Potential
(ODP)
Degradation of the stratospheric layer of the ozone involved in blocking the UV component of sunrays. Depletion is due to particularly
reactive components that originate from chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)
or chlorofluoromethanes (CFM). The substance employed as benchmark measure for OPD is trichlorofluoromethane, or CFC-11.
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential
(POCP)
Production of compounds that foster oxidation due to interaction
with light, resulting in ozone formation in the troposphere. The
POCP indicator mostly encompasses VOC (volatile organic compounds) and is expressed as grams of ethylene equivalent (g C₂H₄).
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