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Identify, evaluate and control food safety hazards

Identify, evaluate and control food safety hazards

Unit of competency
National Code
FBPAUD4004
State Code
OAM64
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
18/12/2018
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
18/04/2019
Field of Education
110111 - Food Hygiene
Original Release Date
18/04/2019
Nominal Hours
80
Description
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to identify, evaluate and control food safety hazards for the purposes of validating specific control measures in a food safety program.This unit applies to individuals who are responsible for auditing regulatory, commercial and internal food safety systems.This unit supports relevant legislation, including food standards included in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code, industry codes of practice relating to validation and verification of a food safety program, and the audit requirements detailed in the National Regulatory Food Safety Auditor Guideline and Policy, and should be read in conjunction with these documents.Regulatory food safety audits in Australia are covered by state/territory legislative frameworks that support the requirements of the National Food Safety Audit Policy 2009.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Identify food safety hazards in a food business
  • 1.1 Identify biological food safety hazards that could present a risk in the food at the point of consumption by type, origin and food association, and assess to determine risk level and control requirements
  • 1.2 Identify allergenic food safety hazards that could present a risk in the food at the point of consumption, and assess to determine risk level and control requirements
  • 1.3 Identify intrinsic and extrinsic chemical food safety hazards that could present a risk in the food at the point of consumption, including toxin presence by type, origin and food association, and assess to determine risk level and control requirements
  • 1.4 Identify and assess physical food safety hazards that present a risk in food to determine control requirements
2. Control food safety hazards in a food business
  • 2.1 Establish and validate processing hazards and related control measures and critical limits, monitoring and recording requirements to eliminate or reduce food safety hazards to acceptable levels
  • 2.2 Determine food storage and handling requirements necessary to eliminate or reduce food safety hazards
  • 2.3 Establish personal hygiene practices required to eliminate or reduce food safety hazards
  • 2.4 Establish cleaning and sanitation, housekeeping and pest control practices and procedures required to prevent or reduce food safety hazards
  • 2.5 Develop other prerequisite programs to eliminate or reduce food safety hazards to acceptable levels
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
D4542 FDFAU4004A Identify, evaluate and control food safety hazards Unit of competency