AMPQUA424 — Monitor the production of UCFM smallgoods
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What an assessment for AMPQUA424 must cover
48 assessable components: 5 elements (20 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 19 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Prepare to monitor UCFM production
- 1.1Identify and explain the processing techniques involved in producing UCFM products
- 1.2Identify and explain the hygiene and food safety hazards associated with the production of UCFM products
- 1.3Identify the specific regulatory requirements associated with the production of UCFM products
2 Identify hazards and risks associated with UCFM
- 2.1Identify the types of microbiological hazards that can contaminate UCFM products
- 2.2Identify potential sources of microorganism contamination
- 2.3Identify chemical, physical and allergenic contamination
- 2.4Identify critical control points (CCPs) for controlling hazards identified in processing UCFM products
- 2.5Identify workplace health and safety hazards associated with monitoring UCFM products
3 Monitor equipment and areas used in UCFM processing
- 3.1Identify equipment and area monitoring requirements in processing UCFM products
- 3.2Conduct equipment and area monitoring as required, including pre-processing, during processing and post-processing
4 Monitor the production of UCFM
- 4.1Verify ingredients according to product specifications
- 4.2Verify types of meat products, stock, additives, binders and spices identified in the formulation specifications
- 4.3Monitor hygiene and handling requirements, food safety hazards and product quality
- 4.4Monitor food safety and processing parameters according to product specifications
- 4.5Monitor CCPs related to the UCFM products being produced
- 4.6Verify procedures are being followed for non-conformance identification and corrective action
5 Maintain records of UCFM monitoring
- 5.1Identify workplace records that must be compiled with during UCFM process monitoring
- 5.2Record monitoring and compile records of all monitoring activities undertaken for the UCFM products
- 5.3Distribute compiled records for validation, authorisation and storage
- 5.4Store records within assigned level of responsibility
Performance evidence
- An individual demonstrating competency must satisfy all of the elements and performance criteria in this unit.
- There must be evidence that the individual has monitored the production of at least three different batches of Uncooked Comminuted Fermented Meat (UCFM) products, including:
- identified critical control points (CCPs) in the production process
- identified out-of-specification performance or product
- determined and implemented corrective actions
- ensured compliance with workplace and regulatory requirements.
Knowledge evidence
- Food Standards Code, Standard 3.2.2 Food Safety Practices and General Requirements, Clause 3
- critical aspects of meat safety and hygiene during the preservation process
- processing methods for various categories of UCFM, including: moist sausage (short ferment time); semi-dry sausage; dry mould ripened salami; very dry high pH salamis
- the processes used in preserving meat in own workplace
- relevant steps for ensuring the preserved meat product complies with Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) program
- sampling and testing required for microbial growth in UCFM production
- microbiological hazards to UCFMs, including bacteria and some yeasts and moulds
- microbiological criteria in UCFM production
- microbiological limits of UCFM, particularly the following significant microbial pathogens: enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli, Salmonella, enterotoxin of Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes
- physical hazards associated with UCFM products
- chemical hazards associated with UCFM products (including allergens)
- role of critical limits at critical control points (CCPs) for UCFM production
- purpose and process of fermentation and its effect on meat
- fermentation control criteria, including pH and water activity
- rate and control of fermentation, maturing and drying
- purpose and process of maturation and drying
- impact of raw material on product quality and food safety, including storage and monitoring
- product handling and release criteria, including water activity
- record-keeping, including product traceability.
Foundation skills
- Reading: Interpret regulatory information relevant to meat processing; Access and interpret records for traceability
- Writing: Complete processing records using digital and/or paper-based format
- Numeracy: Interpret gauges and scales for temperature (°C), weight (mg, g, kg), time
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What does an assessment tool for AMPQUA424 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for AMPQUA424 needs to address all 48 unit components: 5 elements with 20 performance criteria, 6 performance evidence requirements, 19 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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