Titre du document / Document title
Environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) of Swedish semi-hard cheese
Auteur(s) / Author(s)
BERLIN Johanna (1 2) ;
Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)
(1) Environmental Systems Analysis, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Göteborg, SUEDE
(2) SIK AB, The Swedish Institute for Food and Biotechnology, P. O. Box 5401, 402 29 Göteborg, SUEDE
Résumé / Abstract
An environmental life cycle assessment was performed to investigate the environmental consequences of the life cycle of Hushållsost, a semi-hard cheese. The assessment identified those activities that contribute most to the cheese's environmental impact throughout its life cycle from extraction of ingredients to waste management. Milk production at the farm was identified as having the greatest environmental impact, followed by cheesemaking at the dairy, retailing, and the production of plastic wrapping. The environmental impact could be reduced by minimising wastage of milk and cheese throughout the life cycle, without any effect on the quality of the product. Increasing the yield of cheese would also bring about substantial improvements as less milk would have to be produced on farms.
Revue / Journal Title
International dairy journal
ISSN
0958-6946
Source / Source
2002, vol. 12, n
o11, pp. 939-953 [15 page(s) (article)] (1 p.1/4)
Langue / Language
Anglais
Editeur / Publisher
Elsevier, Oxford, ROYAUME-UNI
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Localisation / Location
INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 4595, 35400010700830.0090
Nº notice refdoc (ud4) : 14398906
