NZQA Expiring unit standard 25947 version 2 Page 1 of 3 Title Describe micro-organisms, microbiological contamination, and cleaning and sanitation verification, in a seafood plant Level 3 Credits 10 Purpose People credited with this unit standard are, in a seafood plant, able to describe: micro-organisms found; the potential sources of, and corrective action for, microbiological contamination; and activities used for the verification of cleaning and sanitation process. Classification Seafood > Seafood Processing Available grade Achieved Explanatory notes 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 – manufacturer’s instructions, industry codes of practice and standards. Outcomes and evidence requirements Outcome 1 Describe micro-organisms found in a seafood plant. Evidence requirements 1.1 Micro-organisms found in a seafood plant are described in terms of their growth requirements. Range 1.2 growth requirements include but are not limited to – time, temperature, pH, moisture, nutrients. Definitions for cleaning, sanitising, and sterilising are described in relation to their effect on micro-organisms. Outcome 2 Describe the potential sources of, and corrective action for, microbiological contamination in a seafood plant. Primary Industry Training Organisation SSB Code 101558 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 NZQA Expiring unit standard Range 25947 version 2 Page 2 of 3 may include but is not limited to – plant and equipment, people, environment, products, ingredients. Evidence is required for three sources. Evidence requirements 2.1 Potential sources of microbiological contamination are identified. 2.2 Potential sources of microbiological contamination are described in terms of how each source can cause microbiological contamination. 2.3 The corrective action to take for each contamination is described in accordance with company requirements. 2.4 The reporting and recording requirements for each contamination are described in accordance with company requirements. Outcome 3 Describe activities used for the verification of cleaning and sanitation process in a seafood plant. Evidence requirements 3.1 Activities used for the verification of the effectiveness of the cleaning and sanitation process are described in accordance with company requirements. may include but is not limited to – microbiological sampling, monitoring, chemical checks. Range 3.2 The impact of unacceptable verification results and appropriate corrective actions are described in accordance with company requirements. 3.3 The reporting and recording requirements are described in accordance with company requirements. Replacement information This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard 28633 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 11 December 2009 31 December 2017 Review 2 18 July 2015 31 December 2017 Primary Industry Training Organisation SSB Code 101558 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 NZQA Expiring unit standard 25947 version 2 Page 3 of 3 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. Primary Industry Training Organisation SSB Code 101558 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016