Check the controlled removal of food waste, animal products and edible co-products
Overview
This standard is about the skills and knowledge needed for you to check the controlled removal of food waste, animal products and edible co-products. Checking the controlled removal of food waste, animal products and edible co-products is important to the maintenance of food safety in meat or poultry processing. This standard applies to the activities about monitoring the controlled removal of food waste, animal by-products and edible co-products. You must be able to: • • • • classify waste by-products into their different categories monitor and verify the Food Business Operatives responsibilities remove of waste and by-products dispose of waste and by-products and the adequacy of the resources required • store waste and by-products • ensure that risks of cross-contamination are minimised This standard is for you if you work in food manufacture and/or supply operations and are involved in checking the controlled removal of food waste, animal products and edible co-products.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
Identify various types of waste, and by-products, their
destination and procedures for removal
monitor disposal of waste, by-products and co-products and
check the necessary recording and reporting arrangements are
maintained
monitor the removal of waste and by-products to ensure the
methods meet the business' food safety management procedures
for their effective disposal
monitor resources required for the adequate disposal of waste
and by-products to ensure they are maintained in accordance with
requirements
identify problems involved in waste disposal and removal and take
the appropriate action which contributes to the resolution of such
problems
identify any non-compliance with the organisational food safety
management procedures and take the appropriate action
Monitor practices and procedures for the controlled removal
of waste and by-products from fresh meat and poultry
approved premises
monitor the storage and disposal of waste at regular intervals as
specified in procedures
check that records are accurate, legible and complete
check that by-products are separated into the specified categories
so that the danger of cross-contamination is minimised
check that by-products are stored in accordance with statutory
requirements
check that waste is separated into the specified categories in
ways which enable subsequent handling to eradicate the risks of
cross-contamination and non- conformance with organisational
food safety management procedures
check that storage of waste is organised and checked to ensure it
does not exceed levels that breach organisational food safety
management procedures
identify any non-compliance with food safety management
procedures and take the appropriate action
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
the different types, categories, methods of disposal and uses of
food waste, animal by-products and edible co-products
- the different processing methods and uses of food waste, animal
by-products and edible co-products
- how food waste, animal by-products and edible co-products are
disposed of
- the risks associated with the processing, storage, removal, and
disposal of food waste, animal by-products and edible co-products
from food businesses
what constitutes non-compliance
the appropriate action to be taken when non-compliance is
identified
- the organisational responsibilities for monitoring and evaluating
the procedures for handling, storage and disposal of food waste,
animal by-products and edible co-products
- the regulatory and organisational requirements for document
control