Maintain product quality in food and drink operations

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This standard covers the skills and knowledge for maintaining product quality in food and drink operations.

This standard is relevant to you if your role requires you to check product and materials against the required quality standards; recording results and taking appropriate corrective action if there are problems.

You should be aware of factors that affect product quality including assessment of raw materials, Government guidelines for fat, salt and sugar and any legislative requirements.

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1. use personal protective equipment in accordance with organisational requirements
2. follow the specified methods and procedures for checking product quality
3. compare the results of quality checks against required specification
4. record the results of quality checks according to specification
5. take actions to bring product back into specification and escalate as required in accordance with organisational specifications
6. communicate the results of quality checks in accordance with organisational specifications
7. complete records in accordance with organisational requirements
8. follow the current legal and regulatory requirements for hygiene and environmental standards or instructions

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1. the relevant legal and regulatory requirements, hygiene and environmental standards and instructions
2. the consequences of not meeting relevant legal and regulatory requirements
3. the quality culture of the organisation
4. how to carry out the specific quality and food safety checks required by your organisation
5. what to do if quality and food safety checks show that there is a non-conformance with the required standard
6. the importance of record keeping
7. the lines and methods of communication and providing feedback within your organisation
8. the importance of stakeholder engagement
9. the limits of your own authority and why it is important to work within them
10. what records should be kept and why
11. the reasons for quality and food safety checks and their importance
12. the consequences of not maintaining quality
13. why it is important to check that required standards and specifications are the most current and up to date

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31 Jan 2025

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Current

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Original

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NSAFD

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IMPQI101

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Food Production Operatives, Manufacturing Technologies, Plant and Machine Operatives, Process Operatives

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8111

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food; drink; manufacture; quality; product; quality; standards

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