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Demonstrate knowledge of the production of primary processed poultry
Level
3
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are, for the production of primary
processed poultry, able to: outline the process steps; describe the
preparations and equipment required; describe the quality assurance
requirements for each step; and describe the recommended safe job
procedures for each step.
Subfield
Food and Related Products Processing
Domain
Food Production - Poultry Products
Status
Registered
Status date
25 July 2006
Date version published
25 July 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2011
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 includes but is not limited to the: Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992, Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995,
Animal Products Act 1999, Food Hygiene Regulations 1974, Resource Management
Act 1991, and their associated regulations; Animal Welfare (Broiler Chickens: Fully
Housed) Code of Welfare 2003: A code of welfare issued under the Animal Welfare
Act 1999 and which meets the requirements of the Animal Products (Specifications
for the Ante-mortem and Post mortem Examination of Poultry Intended for Human or
Animal Consumption) Notice 2005. Welfare codes are available from Animal Welfare
Advisory Committee, C/- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, PO Box 2526,
Wellington.
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Definitions
Primary processed poultry refers to poultry that are chilled, eviscerated poultry
carcasses;
Chilled eviscerated refers to dressed poultry;
Carcass refers to whole-bird, torso, half frame without drum and wings, skeleton
without meat/skin/feather and organs.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Outline the process steps for the production of primary processed poultry.
Performance criteria
1.1
The outline is in accordance with the company operating procedures.
1.2
The outline is in accordance with the company production throughput
requirements.
Element 2
Describe the preparations and equipment required for the production of primary processed
poultry.
Performance criteria
2.1
The description is in accordance with the company operating procedures.
2.2
The description is in accordance with the company safety policies and
procedures.
2.3
The description is in accordance with the company quality assurance policies
and procedures.
Element 3
Describe the quality assurance requirements for each step of the production of primary
processed poultry.
Performance criteria
3.1
The description is in accordance with the related product specifications.
3.2
The description is in accordance with the company operating procedures.
3.3
The description is in accordance with the company quality assurance policies
and procedures.
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Element 4
Describe the recommended safe job procedures for each step of the production of primary
processed poultry.
Performance criteria
4.1
The description is in accordance with the company operating procedures.
4.2
The description is in accordance with the company safety policies and
procedures.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, 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 the Qualifications Authority 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.
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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