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Title
Describe the function, operation and legislative basis of animal
examination for petfood processing
Level
2
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the
purpose, structure, operations and regulatory responsibilities
for product examination of the New Zealand Food Safety
Authority (NZFSA); identify the legislative requirements for ante
and post-mortem examinations for petfood processing; and
describe the purpose, duties and responsibilities of accredited
examiners for animal product and material examination for
petfood processing.
Classification
Animal Product Examination Services > Animal Product
Examination - Generic
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Animal
Products Act 1999.
2
Resource documents can be accessed on the website of New Zealand Food Safety
Authority (NZFSA) at http://www.nzfsa.govt.nz and includes but is not limited to
Animal Products (Recognised Agencies and Person Specifications) Notice 2007, and
Animal Products (Specifications for Products Intended for Animal Consumption)
Notice 2006.
3
Definition
For the purpose of this unit standard the words product and processing have the
meanings listed in part 1 of the Animal Products Act 1999.
4
All explanations, descriptions and demonstration must meet the documentary
requirements established by the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (Animal
Products) or designated agent.
This unit standard is
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the purpose, structure, operations and regulatory responsibilities for product
examination of the New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA).
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Purpose and regulatory responsibilities of the NZFSA are described in terms of
maintaining product fitness for purpose in terms of wholesomeness, human
health safety and animal health, false and misleading labelling, and market
access.
1.2
Structure of NZFSA is described in terms of standards and compliance
management.
1.3
Operations of NZFSA are described in terms of market access, standard
setting, accreditation of persons and systems audits.
Outcome 2
Identify the legislative requirements for ante and post-mortem examinations for petfood
processing.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Legislative documents covering the requirements for ante and post-mortem
examiners are identified and explained in terms of relationship with the Animal
Products (Specifications for Products Intended for Animal Consumption) Notice
2006.
Outcome 3
Describe the purpose, duties and responsibilities of accredited examiners for animal
product and material examination for petfood processing.
Range
persons accredited by the NZFSA under the Animal Products Act 1999.
This unit standard is
The purpose of accredited examiners is described in terms of the expected
functions and relationshipexpiring
with the NZFSA and petfood operators.
Evidence requirements
3.1
3.2
The duties, responsibilities and delegated authority of accredited examiners are
described in terms of the expected functions and relationship with the NZFSA
and petfood operators.
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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
26 August 2003
31 December 2014
Review
2
25 October 2007
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
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
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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