Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare work area for slaughter processes
- Slaughter crocodile
- Crocodiles to be slaughtered are identified and shot, according to OHS requirements and legislative requirements for the humane slaughter of animals.
- The carcase is cut to facilitate the drainage of blood.
- The bled carcase is washed in potable water to remove blood.
- Carcases that are contaminated with faeces are set aside, and a supervisor notified.
- The rinsed carcase is transferred to an appropriately chilled room to complete the drainage process by hanging.
- Skin and bone carcase
- Workplace is cleaned and cooled, if required, before commencing and during skinning and boning.
- Equipment to be used to process the carcase is clean, knives sharpened, and sufficient clean tables, containers, potable ice and waste bins are available.
- Carcase is placed on the appropriate table for the removal of the skin.
- The skin is carefully and safely removed from the carcase to customer and enterprise specifications and productivityrequirements, and transferred to the appropriate container.
- Carcase is washed and then moved to a clean boning table.
- Carcases that are contaminated with gut contents are set aside and a supervisor notified.
- Meat is carefully and safely removed from the carcase according to customer and enterprise specifications and productivity requirements and inedible waste product placed in the appropriate container.
- Cuts of meat to be identified by name are placed in the appropriate container and remaining meat is removed from the skeleton.
- Meat is checked for the presence of defects and meat that is found to be unsuitable for further processing is set aside and reported to a supervisor.
- Pack, freeze and store meat
- Meat ready for packaging is washed in a solution containing food safe anti-bacterial compounds.
- Chilled, rinsed meat is packaged and labelled.
- Identification and traceability of product is maintained according to the enterprise food safety program.
- Packaged meat is frozen and frozen product is stored in an appropriate temperature controlled room until distribution.
- Prepare skin