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| == Introduction == | | == Introduction == |
| The current [[Labels taxonomy]] does not have much structure. Only some specific labels have been structured. This document outlines a proposal to add structure to the entire taxonomy. All labels should be able to fall under this hierarchy. (We can dream). | | The current [[Labels taxonomy]] does not have much structure. Only some specific labels have been structured. This document outlines a proposal to add structure to the entire taxonomy. All labels should be able to fall under this hierarchy. (We can dream). |
− | == Main level == | + | |
| + | == Use cases == |
| + | Why do this in the first place? What could we do with it? |
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| + | * Being able to display if a label is backed by a certification (useful also for the green-washing project, but not only) |
| + | * Being able, on display, to group labels by type (health / social / ecology) - (although a label like organic, might be classified in health + ecology ?) |
| + | * Being able to list all products that have a label from a specific labels category, like health claims |
| + | * Being able to navigate up and down labels (like we do for categories) |
| + | ** see all labels with a specific parent |
| + | ** see parent labels |
| + | * it enables navigating the labels taxonomy: for instance we can find all the labels related to animal husbandry |
| + | * it enables finding all products that have a category of labels . e.g. all products that make a health claim others? |
| + | * Can be used in a diet app to select products that have the same label category (eg Animal welfare) independent of a specific label and international. (do you recognise the label in Bulgaria?). |
| + | * Minimise information by using inheritance. |
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| + | == Issues == |
| + | * Distinguish between leaves and structural entries |
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| + | == Structure == |
| + | A possible structure of the labels hierarchy is explored here. |
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| + | === Main Level === |
| The labels can be split into two groups: | | The labels can be split into two groups: |
| * Product: every label that describes some aspect of the consumable part. | | * Product: every label that describes some aspect of the consumable part. |
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| * Supply Chain, describing each process from creating to having it at the consumer (Life Cycle). There is a relation with the process implementor (farmer, producer, packager, transporter, distributor). A label might cover multiple processes. | | * Supply Chain, describing each process from creating to having it at the consumer (Life Cycle). There is a relation with the process implementor (farmer, producer, packager, transporter, distributor). A label might cover multiple processes. |
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− | == Second Level == | + | === Second Level === |
− | === Product === | + | ==== Product ==== |
| The labels in this group describe features of the consumable part. We can distinguish: | | The labels in this group describe features of the consumable part. We can distinguish: |
− | * Ingredients: like No Palm Oils, Natural ingredients,... (we should be able to link to the ingredients taxonomy) | + | * Ingredients: like No Palm Oils, Natural ingredients,... (we should be able to link to the ingredients taxonomy), New recipe, AOP |
| * Nutritional Values: less sugar, with vitamin A, ... | | * Nutritional Values: less sugar, with vitamin A, ... |
| * Non-consumable parts: the rind of the cheese, etc. | | * Non-consumable parts: the rind of the cheese, etc. |
− | * Dietary fit: like Halal, Kosher, Vegetarian, etc. | + | * Dietary fit: like Halal, Kosher, Vegetarian, Not advised for pregnant women, etc. |
| * Health claims: lowers cholesterol | | * Health claims: lowers cholesterol |
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− | === Packaging === | + | ==== Packaging ==== |
| Not sure what to add here. But there is a Braille label. | | Not sure what to add here. But there is a Braille label. |
− | === Supply Chain === | + | ==== Supply Chain ==== |
| Before a product reaches the consumer it goes through multiple steps or processes. We can distinguish the following processes: | | Before a product reaches the consumer it goes through multiple steps or processes. We can distinguish the following processes: |
− | * Production: | + | * Production: organic, dredge fishing |
| + | * Sourcing: Fair trade |
| * Transformation: | | * Transformation: |
| * Packaging: | | * Packaging: |
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| Each process has its own characteristics: | | Each process has its own characteristics: |
− | * Location: made in Italy, eggs laid in France, some ingredients not from France | + | * Location: made in Italy, eggs laid in France, some ingredients not from France, EU Agriculture |
| * Ingredients sourcing: natural flavors, natural product, No GMO's | | * Ingredients sourcing: natural flavors, natural product, No GMO's |
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− | == Perpendicular aspects == | + | == Properties == |
| + | Several properties can be distinguished in this taxonomy (see also [[Taxonomy Properties|Taxonomy properties]]): |
| + | * country:en: - the area where the logo is applicable |
| + | * image:en: - the corresponding logo image |
| + | * ingredients:en: - ingredient (from [[Ingredients taxonomy|Ingredients Taxonomy]]) to which the label pertains. |
| + | * label_categories:en: - the (perpendicular?) categories, i.e |
| + | ** en:animal welfare - on how animals (pork (pig), beef (cattle), poultry) should be treated |
| + | ** en:certified |
| + | ** en:environment |
| + | ** en:food safety |
| + | ** en:standardisation of business practices. |
| + | * origins:en: - the origins of the producers of a product (Belgian Abbey Beer) or the applicability of a label (South African water bottlers) |
| + | * web:en: the corresponding webpage in English |
| + | * wikidata:en: - the corresponding wikidata entry |
| + | * wikipedia:en: the corresponding wikipedia page in English |
| + | * property_type:en: leaf or structural |
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| + | == Other aspects == |
| A producer or distributor can be put anything he wants on a label. What is the value of the claim he makes? We can distinguish the following: | | A producer or distributor can be put anything he wants on a label. What is the value of the claim he makes? We can distinguish the following: |
| * Certified labels: labels that are certified by third parties.Sometimes the label of this third party appears also on the packaging. i.e. Ecocert | | * Certified labels: labels that are certified by third parties.Sometimes the label of this third party appears also on the packaging. i.e. Ecocert |
| * Verifiable: claims that the user can verify by checking the ingredients or nutritional values | | * Verifiable: claims that the user can verify by checking the ingredients or nutritional values |
| * Unverifiable: marketing speak. There is a section on '''Distributor labels'''. | | * Unverifiable: marketing speak. There is a section on '''Distributor labels'''. |
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| + | == Implementation == |
| + | Do we need a hierarchy or can some aspects be handled by properties? When to decide for one, and when to decide for the other? |
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| + | Possible implementations: |
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| + | * Using taxonomy parents to add "structuring" parent entries |
| + | ** stephane: We use taxonomies a lot for analysis / parsing. It's important that we differentiate "actual" entries from "structuring" entries. e.g. if there's some regexp that looks for [a label] [an ingredient] --> we don't want parents that are not in fact labels to be recognized. One way around it could be to have a property to indicate that an entry is just "structuring", and that it should not be used for analysis, as a suggestion in autocomplete etc. |
| + | * Using properties to indicate entries belong to specific categories |
| + | ** aleene: Proposal: lets remove all parent entries from the taxonomy and only keep the actual labels we want to detect. Each label has a property that specify the category. This category is listed in another taxonomy (label categories), where all the relations between categories are listed. |
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| + | To be considered: |
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| + | * It would be good to implement a solution that could work for other taxonomies than labels |
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| + | == Display == |
| + | * adding a child label to a product automatically adds all parents, which could make the labels field messy (it's already messy today, and we have a similar issue with categories: displaying all of them make the product page quite unreadable). |
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| [[Category:Taxonomies]] | | [[Category:Taxonomies]] |
| [[Category:Labels taxonomy]] | | [[Category:Labels taxonomy]] |