NZQA registered unit standard
28254 version 1
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Title
Audit meat processing systems for compliance with Meat Industry
Standards
Level
5
Purpose
Credits
20
This unit standard is for supervisors and compliance staff who
are employed in a meat processing operation and are required
to audit the compliance systems.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of compliance auditing; prepare to carry out a
compliance audit against Meat Industry Standards; carry out
sampling procedures for a compliance audit; carry out antemortem checks for a compliance audit; carry out SPCS checks
for a compliance audit; carry out meat inspection checks for a
compliance audit; and report on compliance audit findings in a
meat processing operation.
Classification
Meat Processing > Meat Quality
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
2
3
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to – Animal
Products Act 1999, Animal Welfare Act 1999.
Resource documents include but are not limited to – Industry Standard 3/Industry
Agreed Standard 3 (IS3/IAS3) – Hygiene and Sanitation; Industry Standard 4 –
Procurement of Animals for Food; Industry Standard 5 – Slaughter and Dressing;
Industry Standard 6/Industry Agreed Standard 6 (IS6/IAS6) – Processing of Edible
Product; Industry Standard 7 – Byproducts, Industry Standard 8 – Quality
Assurance; Industry Standard 9 – Storing and transport, available from the Ministry
for Primary Industries at http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/industry/sectors/meatostrich-emu-game/meatman/index.htm.
Definitions
Organisational requirements – instructions to staff on policies and procedures that
are documented in memo, electronic, or manual format and available in the
workplace.
Client – the person or organisation requesting the audit.
MIS – meat industry standards.
ISL – injection site lesion.
SPCS – statistical process control system.
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SSB Code 101558
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NZQA registered unit standard
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of compliance auditing in a meat processing operation.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Compliance auditing is explained in terms of the purpose and benefits for the
organisation.
1.2
The process for compliance auditing is outlined in terms of the roles and
responsibilities of all parties.
Range
parties include but are not limited to – auditors, organisation,
client.
Outcome 2
Prepare to carry out a compliance audit against meat industry standards in a meat
processing operation.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Previous audit documentation is reviewed to determine any open action points
or repeated defects in accordance with organisational requirements.
2.2
Animal Product Act warrants are checked for compliance in accordance with
regulatory and organisational requirements.
2.3
Data on regulatory activity, diseases, and defects is collected in accordance
with organisational requirements.
Outcome 3
Carry out sampling procedures for a compliance audit in a meat processing operation.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Samples are collected in accordance with the sampling plan.
3.2
Any suspect samples are sealed in accordance with organisational
requirements.
3.3
Sampling collection and dispatch process is checked against the training log in
accordance with organisational requirements.
Range
sampling process includes but is not limited to – water sampling,
species verification, sulphoramide on-site sampling, ISL,
trichinella, cestode lesion sampling, Brucella Ovis sampling.
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SSB Code 101558
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NZQA registered unit standard
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Outcome 4
Carry out ante-mortem checks for a compliance audit in a meat processing operation.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Process for performing ante-mortem checks is examined for compliance against
MIS in accordance with organisational requirements.
4.2
Stock lists are verified against completion records in accordance with
organisational requirements.
4.3
Communication between ante-mortem and post-mortem inspectors is examined
to determine consistency of decision making in accordance with organisational
requirements.
Outcome 5
Carry out SPCS checks for a compliance audit in a meat processing operation.
Evidence requirements
5.1
SPCS decisions are checked for compliance against MIS in accordance with
organisational requirements.
5.2
SPCS procedures are checked for compliance against MIS in accordance with
organisational requirements.
5.3
SPCS data capture and transmission is checked for completeness in
accordance with organisational requirements.
5.4
SPCS post-check procedures and records are checked for completeness in
accordance with organisational requirements.
5.5
SPCS data is calibrated in accordance with organisational requirements.
Outcome 6
Carry out meat inspection checks for a compliance audit in a meat processing operation.
Evidence requirements
6.1
Meat inspection procedures are checked against on-site practice in accordance
with organisational requirements.
6.2
Communication between meat inspectors is examined to determine consistency
of decision making in accordance with organisational requirements.
6.3
Inventory of detained product is checked for compliance against MIS in
accordance with organisational requirements.
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6.4
Equipment and workstations are checked for hygiene and sanitation compliance
in accordance with organisational requirements.
6.5
Brand inventory is checked to ensure brand control is in accordance with
organisational requirements.
6.6
Security register is checked for compliance with site security system in
accordance with organisational requirements.
6.7
Meat product batches are checked for compliance against MIS in accordance
with organisational requirements.
6.8
Process for identifying diseases and defects for retention, trimming and reinspection is checked against on-site practices in accordance with
organisational requirements.
6.9
Process for dealing with condemned material is checked against on-site
practices in accordance with organisational requirements.
6.10
Process for detecting and sampling tuberculosis is checked against on-site
practice in accordance with organisational requirements.
Outcome 7
Report on compliance audit findings in a meat processing operation.
Evidence requirements
7.1
Reports identify the extent of compliance with MIS and areas requiring
corrective action to ensure compliance, and include recommendations for
improvement in accordance with organisational requirements.
7.2
Status of corrective actions identified on previous audits is included in the audit
report in accordance with organisational requirements.
7.3
Reports are distributed in accordance with the requirements of the audit plan.
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
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.
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SSB Code 101558
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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.
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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