NZQA registered unit standard
27261 version 3
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of the receipt of raw materials for rendering
in a meat processing operation
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
5
This unit standard is for experienced people who are employed
in the rendering department in a meat processing operation.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of: types and origins of raw materials; the receipt of
raw materials; the factors affecting the stability and condition of
received raw materials; and holding and transportation
methods for raw materials received for rendering.
Classification
Meat Processing > Meat Industry - Rendering
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Animal Products Act 1999.
2
Resource documents include but are not limited to – Industry Standard 6/Industry
Agreed Standard 6 (IS6/IAS6) – Processing of Edible Product; Industry Standard 7 –
Byproducts; available from the Ministry for Primary Industries at
http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/industry/sectors/meat-ostrich-emu-game/meatman/
Code of Practice: Rendering (NZFSA, 2009), available from Ministry for Primary
Industries at http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/elibrary/industry/code-practice-rendering/
3
Definitions
Organisational requirements – instructions to staff on policies and procedures that
are documented in memo, electronic, or manual format and available in the
workplace.
Raw materials – any animal tissue intended as a by-product that has not undergone
any treatment or been modified in any way. Raw materials may be refrigerated or
stabilised by chemical treatment.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of types and origins of raw materials received for rendering.
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NZQA registered unit standard
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Raw materials used in rendering are described in terms of animal species and
origin.
Range
1.2
origin may include but is not limited to – abattoirs, farms;
animal species include but are not limited to – sheep, lambs,
bobby calves, cattle, goats, deer.
Types of raw materials are described in terms of edible and inedible materials.
Range
types may include but are not limited to – horns, bone, blood,
viscera, feathers, offal.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the receipt of raw materials for rendering.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The receipt of raw materials for rendering is outlined in terms of documentation
and statutory requirements.
Range
documentation and statutory requirements include but are not
limited to – electronic certification documentation, traceability, bills
of lading, Industry Standard, responsibility for signing documents.
2.2
The process for receiving raw materials is described in accordance with
organisational requirements.
2.3
Raw materials inspection requirements are explained in accordance with
organisational requirements.
Range
inspection requirements include but are not limited to – quantity,
quality, foreign matter.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of the factors affecting the stability and condition of raw materials
received for rendering.
Evidence Requirements
3.1
Factors affecting the stability and condition of received raw materials are
described in terms of spoilage.
3.2
Treatments and methods for reducing raw-material degradation are outlined in
terms of statutory and organisational requirements.
Range
treatments and methods include but are not limited to – acid
stabilisation, refrigerated storage.
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Outcome 4
Demonstrate knowledge of holding and transportation methods for raw materials received
for rendering.
Evidence requirements
4.1
The processes used for holding and transporting raw materials are described in
terms of monitoring operations and cleaning procedures.
processes may include but are not limited to – blow lines, auger or
screw conveyors, bins, pumps, blockages.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
17 June 2011
31 December 2018
Review
2
27 January 2015
N/A
Revision
3
17 September 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
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This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (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 granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Consent requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The CMR
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 Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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