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3. Environmental impact of plant products
Health maintenance and nutritional value as a source of protein are the main motivations for consuming plant-based products . However, the environment is also a focus of attention for consumers, in line with corporate social responsibility commitments.
3.1 Life cycle assessment
Set out in ISO 14040, life cycle assessment (LCA) is now the benchmark method for quantitatively evaluating the potential environmental impact of products and services. Its implementation has already been described in detail...
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Bibliography
Standards and norms
- Environmental management – Life cycle assessment – Principles and framework – In International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Geneva, Switzerland - ISO 14040 - 2006
- The IDF global carbon footprint standard for the dairy sector - IDF - 2022
- Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules for vegetable oil and protein meal industry products - FEDIOL - 2022
- Product Category Rules for starch...
Regulations
CJEU – Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of June 14, 2017 on the names used for the promotion and marketing of pure plant foods (2017).
Patents
GARRIC (G.), LÉONIL (J.), JEANTET (R.), GAUCHERON (F.), SCHUCK (P.) and LORTAL (S.). – Process for the manufacture of a cheese foodstuff, advantageously of the cheese, cheese speciality or cheese substitute type – WO2016108024A1., July 7, 2016.
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