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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.
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Range
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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
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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