This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to support a food safety audit of food safety programs of bivalve mollusc producers. The unit covers on-shore and wild growing, harvesting, cleaning, post-harvest handling and storage, stock movement, depuration and wet storage.This unit applies to individuals who are responsible for auditing a bivalve mollusc growing and harvesting process. These audits would typically occur within the context of auditing a food safety program that defines related prerequisite program requirements. The audits are supported by state, territory and Commonwealth government regulations prescribing processes and requirements relating to the production of bivalve molluscs.This unit does not cover the skills and knowledge to audit the classification of growing areas.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.Both regulatory and commercial audit system owners may specify additional certification requirements of auditors eligible to audit food safety programs within their system.