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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Prepare to produce and harvest royal jelly
   • Assess health and safety in the workplace hazards and risks associated with working with bees and apply appropriate control measures
   • Select, ensure serviceability, fit and use personal protective equipment
   • Assess hive for suitability for production of royal jelly
   • Prepare hive and introduce artificial queen bee cells
   • Graft bee larvae according to workplace procedures
   • Stimulate the colony into producing royal jelly
   • Ensure production equipment is clean and sanitised according to hygiene procedures
2. Collect and store royal jelly
   • Adhere to hygiene requirements according to food safety and workplace procedures
   • Ensure royal jelly collection and storage equipment is clean and sanitised according to hygiene procedures
   • Remove and discard larvae from queen cells ensuring no contamination of jelly
   • Harvest royal jelly from each cell according to workplace procedures
   • Prepare the royal jelly for storage according to workplace procedures
   • Place royal jelly into hygienic containers ensuring minimum exposure to contamination and refrigerate according to food safety procedures
3. Finalise tasks
   • Check, clean and store equipment according to workplace procedures and hygiene procedures
   • Update and maintain records according to workplace procedures and quality assurance procedures