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Explain the purpose and application of legislation governing the retail
meat trade
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to explain the purpose and
application of legislation governing the retail meat trade.
Subfield
Meat Processing
Domain
Meat Retailing
Status
Registered
Status date
18 June 2010
Date version published
18 June 2010
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Competenz
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0094
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
Legislative and regulatory requirements applicable to this unit standard includes: Animal
Products Act 1999, Animal Products (Ancillary and Transitional Provisions) Act 1999,
Biosecurity Act 1993, Consumer Guarantees Act 1993, Fair Trading Act 1986, Food Act
1981, Food Hygiene Regulations 1974, Animal Products (Ancillary and Transitional
Provisions) Act 1999, Weights and Measures Act 1987, Weights and Measures
Regulations 1999.
Codes of Practice also relevant to this unit standard include the Australia New Zealand
Food Standards Code, available at http://www.foodstandards.govt.nz/.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Explain the purpose and application of legislation governing the retail meat trade.
Performance criteria
1.1
The application of the Biosecurity Act 1993 within the retail meat trade is
explained.
Range
1.2
The application of the Food Hygiene Regulations 1974, Food Act 1981 and
Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code within the retail meat trade is
explained.
Range
1.3
purpose of the Act and regulations, standards, inspection,
verification and approval of scales, certification of scales, weighing
goods for sale, consequences of supplying short measure.
The application of the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 within the retail meat
trade is explained.
Range
1.6
purposes of the Acts, sale of meat for human consumption,
requirements for licensed premises, requirements for meat to be
inspected, control and use of by-products, disposal of diseased or
defective product.
The application of the Weights and Measures Act 1987 and Weights and
Measures Regulations 1999 within the retail meat trade is explained.
Range
1.5
purpose of the Act and regulations, standards and particular food
labelling requirements; regulations governing food composition,
food additives, food preservatives, food colouring, food packaging,
and food advertising.
The application of the Animal Products Act 1999, Animal Products (Ancillary
and Transitional Provisions) Act 1999, and Animal Products (Ancillary and
Transitional Provisions) Act 1999 within the retail meat trade is explained.
Range
1.4
purpose of the Act, identification of unwanted organisms within the
retail meat trade, safe feeding practices for dogs.
purpose of the Act; guarantee as to acceptable quality, fit for
purpose, compliance with description and price requirements;
consumer right of redress, remedies.
The application of the Fair Trading Act 1986 within the retail meat trade is
explained.
Range
purpose of the Act, misleading conduct and false representation,
misuse of trade marks, unfair practices, products, prices,
requirements for consumer information, product safety standards.
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Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Competenz info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to
the content of this unit standard.
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