NZQA registered unit standard
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of labelling requirements, and design labels,
for seafood product
Level
5
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of the requirements for the labelling of seafood
product; explain company and customer requirements for the
labelling of seafood product; design labels for seafood product;
and explain procedures for confirming and maintaining label
design accuracy.
Classification
Seafood > Seafood Generic
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definition
Company requirements refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures that are
communicated in an oral or written form. These requirements must include
legislation and safety requirements, and may include but are not limited to, industry
codes of practice and standards.
2
Legislation and other requirements that apply to this unit standard may include but is
not limited to – the Animal Products Act 1999, the Food Act 1981, the Fair Trading
Act 1986, the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (available from
http://www.foodsafety.govt.nz/index.htm), and Overseas Market Access
Requirements (OMARs).
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the requirements for the labelling of seafood product.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The legislation that applies to the labelling of seafood product and its intended
market is identified.
Range
evidence is required for two seafood products.
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1.2
The mandatory labelling requirements that apply to the seafood product and its
intended market are explained.
Range
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evidence is required for two familiar seafood products.
The process for identifying the mandatory labelling requirements that apply to
seafood product and its intended market is explained.
Range
evidence is required for one unfamiliar seafood product.
Outcome 2
Explain company and customer requirements for the labelling of seafood product.
Range
evidence is required for one seafood product.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The explanation includes company specific labelling requirements for the
seafood product and its intended market.
2.2
The explanation includes customer specific labelling requirements for the
seafood product and its intended market.
Outcome 3
Design labels for seafood product.
Range
evidence is required for one label for one seafood product.
Evidence requirements
3.1
The designed label meets legislative requirements for the seafood product and
its intended market.
3.2
The designed label meets company specific labelling requirements for the
seafood product and its intended market.
3.3
The designed label meets customer specific labelling requirements for the
seafood product and its intended market.
3.4
The designed label is suited to the size and type of packaging required for the
seafood product and its intended market.
Outcome 4
Explain procedures for confirming and maintaining label design accuracy.
Evidence requirements
4.1
The explanation includes the procedures for confirming label design accuracy in
accordance with legislation, company, and customer requirements.
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The explanation includes the procedures for amending, and implementing
amendments, to maintain accuracy of designed labels.
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
18 December 2006
31 December 2013
Review
2
15 September 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0123
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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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