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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify key issues and organisations that impact the Australian food processing industry
   • Identify the range of job roles and responsibilities for a food processing operation
   • Determine the environmental impacts of a food processing operation
   • Determine the impacts of customer expectations for product integrity, quality, safety and nutritional value on food processing operations
   • Identify the roles of key regulatory and industry bodies for a food processing sector
2. Identify the sequence of operations for processing a range of products in a sector
   • Review procedures for the assembling and preparation of ingredients
   • Define the storage and handling requirements of ingredients for a food product
   • Construct a flow chart for the processing operations for a food product
   • Determine the specifications for a food product and comply with the methods used to ensure critical limits
3. Determine factors affecting food safety and product quality during processing
   • Identify key food safety issues in food processing
   • Review food safety procedures
   • Apply hygiene procedures for a food processing operation
   • Determine factors affecting shelf life and spoilage in food products
   • Define the nature and purpose of a product testing program
4. Write and review standard operating procedures to comply with legislation relating to product and processing
   • Identify relevant legislation and regulations that apply to food production, packaging and labelling
   • Define the purpose and scope of relevant legislation
   • Identify the roles and responsibilities of authorities responsible for administering legislation
   • Define operational and product requirements to comply with legislation
   • Document or revise standard operating procedures based on the enterprise’s templates and systems, incorporating improvements
5. Define organisational requirements to comply with legislation relating to food premises, equipment design and storage facilities
   • Review legislation and regulations that apply to food premises, storage facilities and equipment
   • Identify the purpose and intent of relevant legislation
   • Identify the roles and responsibilities of authorities responsible for administering legislation
   • Establish and review procedures to support compliance with legal requirements
6. Provide written reports and presentations on food processing issues
   • Identify areas of non-compliance or with potential for process improvement
   • Collect information and use problem-solving strategies to review procedures
   • Present data, discussion and recommendations in a formatted report
   • Deliver presentations that incorporate technical data and information