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Scientific Challenges in Performing Life-Cycle Assessment in the Food Supply Chain

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Djekić, Ilija
Pojić, Milica
Tonda, Alberto
Putnik, Predrag
Bursać-Kovačević, Danijela
Rezek-Jambrak, Anet
Tomašević, Igor
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Abstract
This paper gives an overview of scientific challenges that occur when performing life-cycle assessment (LCA) in the food supply chain. In order to evaluate these risks, the Failure Mode and Effect Analysis tool has been used. Challenges related to setting the goal and scope of LCA revealed four hot spots: system boundaries of LCA; used functional units; type and quality of data categories, and main assumptions and limitations of the study. Within the inventory analysis, challenging issues are associated with allocation of material and energy flows and waste streams released to the environment. Impact assessment brings uncertainties in choosing appropriate environmental impacts. Finally, in order to interpret results, a scientifically sound sensitivity analysis should be performed to check how stable calculations and results are. Identified challenges pave the way for improving LCA of food supply chains in order to enable comparison of results.
Keywords:
life-cycle assessment / food supply chain / system boundaries / functional units / sensitivity
Source:
Foods, 2019, 8, 8
Publisher:
  • MDPI, BASEL
Funding / projects:
  • COST ActionEuropean Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) [CA15118]

DOI: 10.3390/foods8080301

ISSN: 2304-8158

PubMed: 31374833

WoS: 000482954400053

Scopus: 2-s2.0-85070696601
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AU  - Djekić, Ilija
AU  - Pojić, Milica
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AU  - Rezek-Jambrak, Anet
AU  - Tomašević, Igor
PY  - 2019
UR  - http://aspace.agrif.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4919
AB  - This paper gives an overview of scientific challenges that occur when performing life-cycle assessment (LCA) in the food supply chain. In order to evaluate these risks, the Failure Mode and Effect Analysis tool has been used. Challenges related to setting the goal and scope of LCA revealed four hot spots: system boundaries of LCA; used functional units; type and quality of data categories, and main assumptions and limitations of the study. Within the inventory analysis, challenging issues are associated with allocation of material and energy flows and waste streams released to the environment. Impact assessment brings uncertainties in choosing appropriate environmental impacts. Finally, in order to interpret results, a scientifically sound sensitivity analysis should be performed to check how stable calculations and results are. Identified challenges pave the way for improving LCA of food supply chains in order to enable comparison of results.
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IS  - 8
VL  - 8
DO  - 10.3390/foods8080301
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@article{
author = "Djekić, Ilija and Pojić, Milica and Tonda, Alberto and Putnik, Predrag and Bursać-Kovačević, Danijela and Rezek-Jambrak, Anet and Tomašević, Igor",
year = "2019",
abstract = "This paper gives an overview of scientific challenges that occur when performing life-cycle assessment (LCA) in the food supply chain. In order to evaluate these risks, the Failure Mode and Effect Analysis tool has been used. Challenges related to setting the goal and scope of LCA revealed four hot spots: system boundaries of LCA; used functional units; type and quality of data categories, and main assumptions and limitations of the study. Within the inventory analysis, challenging issues are associated with allocation of material and energy flows and waste streams released to the environment. Impact assessment brings uncertainties in choosing appropriate environmental impacts. Finally, in order to interpret results, a scientifically sound sensitivity analysis should be performed to check how stable calculations and results are. Identified challenges pave the way for improving LCA of food supply chains in order to enable comparison of results.",
publisher = "MDPI, BASEL",
journal = "Foods",
title = "Scientific Challenges in Performing Life-Cycle Assessment in the Food Supply Chain",
number = "8",
volume = "8",
doi = "10.3390/foods8080301"
}
Djekić, I., Pojić, M., Tonda, A., Putnik, P., Bursać-Kovačević, D., Rezek-Jambrak, A.,& Tomašević, I.. (2019). Scientific Challenges in Performing Life-Cycle Assessment in the Food Supply Chain. in Foods
MDPI, BASEL., 8(8).
https://doi.org/10.3390/foods8080301
Djekić I, Pojić M, Tonda A, Putnik P, Bursać-Kovačević D, Rezek-Jambrak A, Tomašević I. Scientific Challenges in Performing Life-Cycle Assessment in the Food Supply Chain. in Foods. 2019;8(8).
doi:10.3390/foods8080301 .
Djekić, Ilija, Pojić, Milica, Tonda, Alberto, Putnik, Predrag, Bursać-Kovačević, Danijela, Rezek-Jambrak, Anet, Tomašević, Igor, "Scientific Challenges in Performing Life-Cycle Assessment in the Food Supply Chain" in Foods, 8, no. 8 (2019),
https://doi.org/10.3390/foods8080301 . .

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