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Collate, publish, and maintain specifications for food or related
products
Level
5
Credits
18
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who are currently working, or who intend to
work, in jobs which involve the collation of specification data, and publishing
and maintaining specifications for food or related product production once
collated.
People credited with this unit standard are able to collate food and related
product specifications, and publish and maintain food or related product
specifications.
Subfield
Food and Related Products Processing
Domain
Food and Related Product Development
Status
Registered
Status date
21 September 2007
Date version published
21 September 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Competenz (Food and Beverage)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0111
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Legislation relevant to this unit standard may include but is not limited to the: Health
and Safety in Employment Act 1992; Health and Safety in Employment Regulations
1995; Food Act 1981; Food Hygiene Regulations 1974; Food (Safety) Regulations
2002; Resource Management Act 1991; and their associated regulations and
subsequent amendments.
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Related products may include: beverages, household products, or personal care
products.
3
Definitions
Organisational procedures refer to documents that include: worksite rules, codes,
and practices; equipment operating instructions; production specifications;
documented quality management systems; and health and safety requirements.
Product specifications refer to a detailed description of the ingredients, the
appearance and analysis, and methodology of preparing food and/or related product.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Collate food or related product specifications.
Performance criteria
1.1
Specifications related to product are collated and available for publication within
agreed timeframe.
Range
1.2
specifications – colour, consistency, flavour, size, ingredient list
and/or preparation methodology and/or formula and/or chemical
analysis and/or microbiological parameters, physical and chemical
characteristics.
End user requirements for specifications are collated when preparing
specification information for publication.
Range
end user – internal, external.
1.3
Specifications are accurate, legible and documented in agreed format.
1.4
Collation of product specifications complies with organisational policies,
procedures, and legislation.
Range
policies and procedures – work instructions and/or manuals and/or
operating procedures and/or quality standards.
1.5
Authorised changes to existing specifications are available for publication within
agreed timeframe.
1.6
Legislative requirements for product specification publication are determined
and documented.
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Element 2
Publish and maintain food or related product specifications.
Performance criteria
2.1
Product specifications are published in a format that meets organisational policy
within agreed timeframe.
2.2
Product specifications are clear, accurate, concise, and convey necessary
information to reproduce product.
Range
customer – internal and/or external.
2.3
Content of published product specifications conforms to legislative
requirements.
2.4
Product specifications are maintained and authorised changes are accurate,
and implemented within a timeframe that meets customer requirements.
2.5
Publishing and maintaining of specifications complies with organisational
policies, procedures, and legislation.
Range
2.6
Communication with personnel affected by changes in product specifications is
within a timeframe that optimises efficiency of performance and promotes
goodwill.
Range
2.7
policies and procedures – work instructions and/or manuals and/or
operating procedures and/or quality standards.
personnel – production and/or printers and/or material suppliers.
Obsolete specifications are removed from circulation once updated
specifications are available.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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 Competenz qualifications@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
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