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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of product safety programmes (PSP) in the
dairy industry
Level
2
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to outline the
dairy industry requirements for a product safety programme,
and outline common hazards and controls associated with
product safety planning in the dairy industry.
Classification
Dairy Manufacturing > Dairy Product Safety and Risk
Management
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
Definitions
Legislative requirements include but are not limited to – Animal Products Act 1999,
Animal Products (Dairy) Regulations 2005.
Organisational requirements – refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures
which are documented in memo and/or manual format and are available in the
workplace. These requirements include but are not limited to – site specific
requirements, company quality management requirements, hygiene, health and
safety, regulatory and legislative requirements.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Outline the dairy industry requirements for a product safety programme.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The product safety programme outcomes are outlined in terms of organisational
requirements.
1.2
The content of a product safety programme is outlined in terms of its minimum
requirements.
Range
includes but is not limited to – responsibilities, management of
product safety plans, access to, communication channels,
contents of product safety plan.
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1.3
The requirements and responsibilities for process staff, contractors and visitors
with regard to a product safety programme are explained in accordance with
legislative and organisational requirements.
evidence is required of a minimum of two of – access and
communication, personnel, identification and traceability, records,
maintenance, housekeeping and hygiene, cleaning, pathogen
management, foreign matter control, assessment of incoming
product.
Range
1.4
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The requirements for handling suspected or known non-conforming produce are
explained in accordance with legislative and organisational requirements.
requirements include but are not limited to – unsafe produce
identification and management, traceback and corrective action,
disposal requirements.
Range
Outcome 2
Outline common hazards and controls associated with product safety planning in the dairy
industry.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The dairy industry's hazards, and their source and control are outlined
according to organisational requirements.
includes but is not limited to – biological, chemical, physical.
Range
Replacement information
This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard
28607
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
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
20 September 2002
31 December 2017
Revision
2
13 June 2003
31 December 2017
Rollover and
Revision
3
25 September 2006
Rollover and
Revision
4
21 August 2009
Review
5
18 June 2015
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31 December 2017
31 December 2017
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Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0022
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