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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of cooked meat processes and products
Level
2
Purpose
Credits
3
This is an entry level unit standard for people new to the meat
industry or cooked meat process.
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe:
product handling, processing, use and markets for cooked
meat products; and types, operation, capabilities and
monitoring requirements of machines used in the process of
producing cooked meat products.
Classification
Meat Processing > Meat Industry - Cooked Meat Products
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 Processing
of Edible Product, available from the New Zealand Food Safety Authority at
http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/industry/sectors/meat-ostrich-emugame/meatman/is6/index.htm.
3
Definition
Organisational requirements – instructions to staff on policies and procedures which
are documented in memo, electronic or manual format and are available in the
workplace.
This unit standard is
expiring
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe product handling, storage, processing, use and markets for cooked meat
products.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Raw products received by the cooked meat department are described in terms
of their types, amounts and sources.
1.2
Handling and storage methods are described for each type of raw product
received.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
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1.3
Processing steps and methods are described for each type of product
produced.
1.4
The types of end product produced are described in terms of their uses.
1.5
The organisation’s main markets for each end product are identified.
Outcome 2
Describe types, operation, capabilities and monitoring requirements of machines used in
the process of producing cooked meat products.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Each type of machine is named and its position and function in the cooked meat
process described.
2.2
The output capabilities of each machine are described in terms of organisational
requirements.
2.3
Any special monitoring and maintenance requirements of individual machines
are described in accordance with organisational and manufacturer’s
requirements.
2.4
Procedures for handling machine malfunctions and breakdowns are described
in accordance with organisational and manufacturer’s requirements.
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 18525 have been
replaced by unit standard 28239.
This unit standard is
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
expiring
the last date for assessment set out
below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
22 February 1995
31 December 2012
Revision
2
29 September 1998
31 December 2012
Revision
3
9 August 1999
31 December 2012
Revision
4
19 July 2001
31 December 2012
Revision
5
13 November 2002
31 December 2012
Review
6
24 May 2005
31 December 2012
Review
7
21 July 2011
31 December 2016
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SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
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Process
Version
Date
Last Date for Assessment
Review
8
27 January 2015
31 December 2016
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0033
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,
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.
Requirements for consent to assess 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.
This unit standard is
expiring
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016