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Evidence Guide: SITXFSA008 - Develop and implement a food safety program

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SITXFSA008 - Develop and implement a food safety program

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Evaluate organisational requirements for food safety program.

  1. Evaluate organisational characteristics that impact on food safety.
  2. Examine food handling operations and processes and identify potential or existing food hazards.
  3. Identify critical control points in food preparation system where food hazards and contaminants must be controlled.
  4. Identify product suppliers and determine quality assurance specifications for foodstuffs supplied.
  5. Evaluate existing product specifications for food items prepared and sold.
  6. Evaluate existing policies and procedures and monitoring practices, including record keeping, and assess need for change.
Evaluate organisational characteristics that impact on food safety.

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Examine food handling operations and processes and identify potential or existing food hazards.

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Identify critical control points in food preparation system where food hazards and contaminants must be controlled.

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Identify product suppliers and determine quality assurance specifications for foodstuffs supplied.

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Evaluate existing product specifications for food items prepared and sold.

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Evaluate existing policies and procedures and monitoring practices, including record keeping, and assess need for change.

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Develop food safety program to control hazards.

  1. Identify and consult with stakeholders in program development.
  2. Integrate regulatory requirements and standards into policies and procedures.
  3. Establish and document critical control points and control methods for each point.
  4. Develop procedures for systematic monitoring of controls and associated record keeping.
  5. Develop corrective action procedures for uncontrolled hazards.
  6. Develop or modify and record product specifications covering food items prepared and sold.
  7. Identify training needs and develop training program.
  8. Develop schedule for regular review of food safety program.
  9. Document food safety program and provide to regulatory authorities as required.
Identify and consult with stakeholders in program development.

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Integrate regulatory requirements and standards into policies and procedures.

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Establish and document critical control points and control methods for each point.

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Develop procedures for systematic monitoring of controls and associated record keeping.

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Develop corrective action procedures for uncontrolled hazards.

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Develop or modify and record product specifications covering food items prepared and sold.

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Identify training needs and develop training program.

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Develop schedule for regular review of food safety program.

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Document food safety program and provide to regulatory authorities as required.

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Implement food safety program.

  1. Communicate food safety programs, policies, procedures and product specifications to colleagues and ensure display of appropriate signage and access to information.
  2. Organise appropriate training and mentoring.
  3. Monitor operational activities to ensure that policies and procedures are followed.
  4. Manage response to incidents of uncontrolled food hazards and oversee implementation of corrective action procedures.
  5. Make changes to practices that led to the food safety breach, and document, communicate and implement changes.
  6. Maintain food safety management documents.
Communicate food safety programs, policies, procedures and product specifications to colleagues and ensure display of appropriate signage and access to information.

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Organise appropriate training and mentoring.

Completed
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Monitor operational activities to ensure that policies and procedures are followed.

Completed
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Manage response to incidents of uncontrolled food hazards and oversee implementation of corrective action procedures.

Completed
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Make changes to practices that led to the food safety breach, and document, communicate and implement changes.

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Maintain food safety management documents.

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Participate in food safety audit.

  1. Ensure food safety program is audited as required by legislation.
  2. Participate in food safety program audits and provide assistance to inspectors.
  3. Retain records of food audits according to legislative requirements.
Ensure food safety program is audited as required by legislation.

Completed
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Participate in food safety program audits and provide assistance to inspectors.

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Retain records of food audits according to legislative requirements.

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Evaluate and revise food safety program.

  1. Conduct scheduled review of food safety program in consultation with colleagues.
  2. Validate required food safety controls.
  3. Review policies, procedures, product specifications, monitoring systems and record keeping methods, and revise as required.
  4. Prepare and document amended food safety program and provide to regulatory authorities as required.
  5. Communicate changes and monitor inclusion in production processes.
  6. Identify and respond to additional training needs based on changes to food safety practices.
Conduct scheduled review of food safety program in consultation with colleagues.

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Validate required food safety controls.

Completed
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Review policies, procedures, product specifications, monitoring systems and record keeping methods, and revise as required.

Completed
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Prepare and document amended food safety program and provide to regulatory authorities as required.

Completed
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Communicate changes and monitor inclusion in production processes.

Completed
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Identify and respond to additional training needs based on changes to food safety practices.

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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCECRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Evaluate organisational requirements for food safety program.

1.1. Evaluate organisational characteristics that impact on food safety.

1.2. Examine food handling operations and processes and identify potential or existing food hazards.

1.3. Identify critical control points in food preparation system where food hazards and contaminants must be controlled.

1.4. Identify product suppliers and determine quality assurance specifications for foodstuffs supplied.

1.5. Evaluate existing product specifications for food items prepared and sold.

1.6. Evaluate existing policies and procedures and monitoring practices, including record keeping, and assess need for change.

2. Develop food safety program to control hazards.

2.1. Identify and consult with stakeholders in program development.

2.2. Integrate regulatory requirements and standards into policies and procedures.

2.3. Establish and document critical control points and control methods for each point.

2.4. Develop procedures for systematic monitoring of controls and associated record keeping.

2.5. Develop corrective action procedures for uncontrolled hazards.

2.6. Develop or modify and record product specifications covering food items prepared and sold.

2.7. Identify training needs and develop training program.

2.8. Develop schedule for regular review of food safety program.

2.9. Document food safety program and provide to regulatory authorities as required.

3. Implement food safety program.

3.1. Communicate food safety programs, policies, procedures and product specifications to colleagues and ensure display of appropriate signage and access to information.

3.2. Organise appropriate training and mentoring.

3.3. Monitor operational activities to ensure that policies and procedures are followed.

3.4. Manage response to incidents of uncontrolled food hazards and oversee implementation of corrective action procedures.

3.5. Make changes to practices that led to the food safety breach, and document, communicate and implement changes.

3.6. Maintain food safety management documents.

4. Participate in food safety audit.

4.1. Ensure food safety program is audited as required by legislation.

4.2. Participate in food safety program audits and provide assistance to inspectors.

4.3. Retain records of food audits according to legislative requirements.

5. Evaluate and revise food safety program.

5.1. Conduct scheduled review of food safety program in consultation with colleagues.

5.2. Validate required food safety controls.

5.3. Review policies, procedures, product specifications, monitoring systems and record keeping methods, and revise as required.

5.4. Prepare and document amended food safety program and provide to regulatory authorities as required.

5.5. Communicate changes and monitor inclusion in production processes.

5.6. Identify and respond to additional training needs based on changes to food safety practices.

Required Skills and Knowledge

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCECRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Evaluate organisational requirements for food safety program.

1.1. Evaluate organisational characteristics that impact on food safety.

1.2. Examine food handling operations and processes and identify potential or existing food hazards.

1.3. Identify critical control points in food preparation system where food hazards and contaminants must be controlled.

1.4. Identify product suppliers and determine quality assurance specifications for foodstuffs supplied.

1.5. Evaluate existing product specifications for food items prepared and sold.

1.6. Evaluate existing policies and procedures and monitoring practices, including record keeping, and assess need for change.

2. Develop food safety program to control hazards.

2.1. Identify and consult with stakeholders in program development.

2.2. Integrate regulatory requirements and standards into policies and procedures.

2.3. Establish and document critical control points and control methods for each point.

2.4. Develop procedures for systematic monitoring of controls and associated record keeping.

2.5. Develop corrective action procedures for uncontrolled hazards.

2.6. Develop or modify and record product specifications covering food items prepared and sold.

2.7. Identify training needs and develop training program.

2.8. Develop schedule for regular review of food safety program.

2.9. Document food safety program and provide to regulatory authorities as required.

3. Implement food safety program.

3.1. Communicate food safety programs, policies, procedures and product specifications to colleagues and ensure display of appropriate signage and access to information.

3.2. Organise appropriate training and mentoring.

3.3. Monitor operational activities to ensure that policies and procedures are followed.

3.4. Manage response to incidents of uncontrolled food hazards and oversee implementation of corrective action procedures.

3.5. Make changes to practices that led to the food safety breach, and document, communicate and implement changes.

3.6. Maintain food safety management documents.

4. Participate in food safety audit.

4.1. Ensure food safety program is audited as required by legislation.

4.2. Participate in food safety program audits and provide assistance to inspectors.

4.3. Retain records of food audits according to legislative requirements.

5. Evaluate and revise food safety program.

5.1. Conduct scheduled review of food safety program in consultation with colleagues.

5.2. Validate required food safety controls.

5.3. Review policies, procedures, product specifications, monitoring systems and record keeping methods, and revise as required.

5.4. Prepare and document amended food safety program and provide to regulatory authorities as required.

5.5. Communicate changes and monitor inclusion in production processes.

5.6. Identify and respond to additional training needs based on changes to food safety practices.

Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:

develop and implement a complete food safety program for a food preparation organisation in line with regulatory requirements, including:

policies and procedures

product specifications

monitoring documentation

providing suitable food safety systems and options for the organisation for which it has been prepared

monitor, evaluate and identify improvements to the above food safety program.

Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:

options for the structure and implementation of a food safety program, using the hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) method as the basis

consultative and communication mechanisms used by organisations to develop and implement food safety programs

role of different stakeholders in the development of a food safety plan:

food safety team

department heads

procurement team

key features of commonwealth, state or territory and local food safety compliance requirements as they impact food safety program development:

contents of national codes and standards that underpin regulatory requirements

components of a food safety program, especially procedures and monitoring documents

local government food safety regulations and audit frequencies

ramifications of failure to observe food safety law and organisational policies and procedures

meaning of contaminant, contamination and potentially hazardous foods as defined by the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code

contents of organisational food safety program, including policies and procedures for:

audit

cleaning and sanitation

communication

contingency management

corrective actions

equipment maintenance

evaluation

critical control points for the specific food production system and the predetermined methods of control, especially time and temperature controls used in the receiving, storing, preparing, processing, displaying, serving, packaging, transporting and disposing of food

hazards:

control methods for each critical point

corrective actions

systematic monitoring of hazard controls and record keeping

personal considerations:

dress

hygiene

personal protective equipment

pest control

record maintenance

training

food safety monitoring techniques:

bacterial swabs and counts

checking and recording that food is stored in appropriate timeframes

chemical tests

monitoring and recording food temperatures using a temperature measuring device accurate to plus or minus one degree Celsius

monitoring and recording temperature of cold and hot storage equipment

visually examining food for quality review

food safety management documents:

audit reports

audit tables

customer complaint forms

food flow diagrams

food production records

hazard analysis table

incident reports where food hazards are found not to be under control

policies, procedures and product specifications

records of the monitoring of hazard controls:

any record required by local legislation

illness register

list of suppliers

temperature control data

training logs

verification records

HACCP or other food safety system principles, procedures and processes as they apply to particular operations and different food types:

critical control points for the specific food production system and the predetermined methods of control, especially time and temperature controls used in the storage, preparation, display, service and cooking, cooling and transporting of food

methods of food storage, production, display, service and cooking, cooling and transporting, including appropriate temperature levels for each of these processes

main types of safety hazards and contamination

conditions for development of microbiological contamination

environmental conditions and temperature controls, for storage

temperature danger zone and the two-hour and four-hour rule

temperature control for cooling and storing of processed food

choice and application of cleaning, sanitising and pest control equipment and materials

high risk customer groups:

children or babies

pregnant women

aged persons

people with immune deficiencies

people with allergies

people with medical conditions.