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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of the Animal Products Act as it applies to
poultry meat examination
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of the Animal Products Act 1999 and its subordinate
legislation, and export requirements, as they apply to
examination of poultry meat.
Classification
Animal Product Examination Services > Animal Product
Examination - Species Specific
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
For credit, evidence must be in accordance with the statutory and industry
requirements contained in the following documents:
Animal Products Act 1999;
Animal Products Regulations 2000;
Animal Welfare Act 1999;
Poultry Industry Processing Standard 5 (PIPS5);
Animal Products (Recognised Agencies and Persons Specifications) Notice 2007;
Animal Products (Specifications for Products Intended for Human Consumption)
Notice 2004;
Animal Products (Risk Management Programme Specifications) Notice 2003;
Risk Management Programme Manual;
Animal Products (Specifications for the Ante-mortem and Post-mortem Examination
of Poultry Intended for Human or Animal Consumption) Notice 2005;
Animal Products (Official Assurance Specifications) Notice 2005;
New Zealand Food Safety Authority, Official Assurances Programme, July 2005;
New Zealand Food Safety Authority, Overseas Market Access Requirements
(OMAR) – Animal Products; and their subsequent amendments.
This unit standard is
expiring
2
Notices and manuals specified above can be accessed on the website of New
Zealand Food Safety Authority at http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz.
3
Definitions
RMP refers to risk management programme.
RMP operator refers to an operator of a premises or place who operates an animal
product business that is subject to a risk management programme.
WFHS refers to whole flock health scheme – a documented system of health
surveillance (including, where applicable, disease control or eradication) and the
management of agricultural compounds and veterinary medicines according to any
general or specific conditions of use.
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SSB Code 101558
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the Animal Products Act 1999 as it applies to poultry meat
examination.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The objects of the Animal Products Act 1999 are described.
1.2
The role of risk management programmes (RMPs) is explained.
Range
primary processing, secondary processing.
1.3
The risk factors are listed and defined and their relevance to pre-slaughter and
post-mortem examination is explained.
1.4
The duties of personnel under an RMP are described.
Range
RMP operators, operator verification, day-to-day managers of
RMPs, external verifiers.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of subordinate legislation under the Animal Products Act 1999 as
it applies to poultry meat examination.
Evidence requirements
This unit standard is
Range
regulations,expiring
Specification Notices.
2.1
Subordinate legislation and industry codes of practice relevant to poultry
production, processing, and pre-slaughter and post-mortem examination are
described.
2.2
The interrelationship between a WFHS, an RMP, and pre-slaughter and postmortem examination is explained with reference to the roles and responsibilities
of direct supervisors and nominated persons.
2.3
Regulatory responses for non-compliance with the legislation are identified and
described.
Range
product disposition and recall, increased external verification,
suspension of an RMP, deregistration of an RMP, penalties.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of export requirements as they apply to poultry meat examination.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
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overseas market access requirements (OMAR), Official Assurances
Programme (OAP), external verification.
Evidence requirements
3.1
The export requirements are described in terms of exporting poultry meat in
accordance with Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry specifications.
Replacement information
This unit standard, unit standard 13474, unit standard
20204, and unit standard 22048 have been replaced by
unit standard 27752.
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
24 March 2006
31 December 2014
Review
2
25 February 2008
31 December 2014
Review
3
19 July 2012
31 December 2014
Reinstatement
4
20 March 2015
31 December 2017
Rollover
5
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
Rollover
6
March 2016
31 December 2019
This unit standard is
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Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
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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