NZQA registered unit standard
27760 version 2
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Title
Monitor and verify ante-mortem examinations of animals in a meat
processing operation
Level
5
Purpose
Credits
10
This unit standard is for people who are employed in or by a
meat processing operation to monitor ante-mortem
examinations of animals.
People credited with this unit standard are able to monitor and
verify ante-mortem examinations of animals in a meat
processing operation.
Classification
Meat Processing > Animal Product Examination
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Animal
Products Act 1999, Animal Welfare Act 1999, Health and Safety in Employment Act
1992.
2
Industry standards include but are not limited to – Ministry for Primary Industries,
Industry Standard 4 – Procurement of Animals for Food, available at
http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/industry/sectors/meat-ostrich-emugame/meatman/index.htm; Animal Products (Specifications for Products Intended for
Animal Consumption) Notices, Ministry for Primary Industries, available at
http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/elibrary/industry/products-intended-for-animalconsumption/.
3
Definitions
Animals – animals to be slaughtered for human consumption, animals to be
slaughtered for pet food.
Dispositions – action of ensuring that examined animal material or animal product
that has abnormalities is managed in accordance with legislative requirements.
4
Diseases requiring report in this unit standard are those listed in the Ministry for
Primary Industries’ Notifiable Organisms list, available at
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/pests/registers/no.
5
Evidence is required of the animals processed in the candidate’s workplace.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
27760 version 2
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Monitor and verify ante-mortem examinations of animals in a meat processing operation.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Assessment of diseases and defects of animal is verified against the
requirements detailed in the industry standards.
1.2
Assessment of judgements is verified against the requirements detailed in the
industry standards.
1.3
Application of dispositions to examined animal is monitored against the
requirements detailed in the industry standards.
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
19 July 2012
31 December 2016
Review
2
27 January 2015
N/A
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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
27760 version 2
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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.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016