Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for the manufacture of chocolate and sugar-panned products
- The statutory compositional requirements for the different types of chocolate and sugar-panned products is established
- The required formulation of chocolate and sugar-panned products is selected
- The appropriate production system and the preferred sequence of activity to prepare the system for operation is selected.
- Equipment is prepared and safe operating procedures accessed for its operation
- Monitor the preparation and manufacture of chocolate and sugar-panned products to ensure quality standards are met
- A production schedule is implemented to ensure all resources and requirements are available and meet company requirements
- Production system is set to operating specifications before and during production
- Data requirements and collection points appropriate for food safety, quality and production standards are documented
- Procedures to deal with non-conformance in relation to process and the final product are developed
- Concentration and drying procedures are implemented and monitored
- Process controls for chocolate and sugar-panned products are monitored
- Diagnose, rectify and/or report problem arising from the manufacture of chocolate and sugar-panned products
- Review production processes
- The critical control points (CCPs) and critical limits for product safety are reviewed
- A sampling plan is developed and implemented
- Sensory analysis is conducted and analysed
- Food tests are undertaken and data generated for the product label
- Operating procedures and the process control system are reviewed for food safety and quality
- Safe work systems for processing of chocolate and sugar-panned products are reviewed
- Environmental impacts and energy efficiencies are reviewed for processing of chocolate and sugar-panned products