IMPMP141  Process meat or poultry offal or processing by-products

Overview

This standard is about the skills and knowledge needed for you to process meat or poultry offal or processing by-products in food operations. Processing offal and by-products is important to the maximisation of profit from carcasses.

You will need to be able to prepare to process meat or poultry offal or by-products. You will also need to be able to trim and process offal or by-products adhering to regulatory and organisational requirements.

This standard is for you if you work in food operations and are involved in the processing of meat or poultry offal or processing by-products.

Performance criteria

You must be able to:

  1. prepare to process offal or by-products according to organisational requirements and standards
  2. wear and use personal protective equipment in the processing of offal and by-products according to regulatory standards and organisational requirements
  3. check availability and cleanliness of equipment and work area for processing offal or by-products
  4. check that there is a clear flow from the point of offal or by-product sorting to the processing work area
  5. check that facilities are available for receiving offal or by-products after processing
  6. check offal or by-product conforms to organisational specification
  7. inform relevant person if offal or by-product do not conform to specification
  8. trim offal or by-product to organisational quality and yield specification
  9. store offal or by-products in the correct place after processing
  10. work within the limits of your responsibility, reporting problems to the relevant people

Knowledge and understanding

You need to know and understand

  1. the regulatory and organisational requirements relating to the processing of meat or poultry offal and processing by-products
  2. the work area, tools, equipment, facilities and storage equipment needed to process meat or poultry offal or processing by-products
  3. the offal removed from meat or poultry carcasses
  4. the by-products removed from meat or poultry carcasses
  5. why meat and poultry by-products are sorted into Category 1, 2 or 3
  6. how meat and poultry by-products can be sorted into Category 1, 2 or 3
  7. how to access organisational specifications relating to the processing of meat or poultry offal and by-products
  8. why it is important to inform relevant people if incoming sorted meat or poultry offal or by-product does not adhere to organisational specifications
  9. the importance of adhering to quality specifications to organisational and customer requirements when processing meat or poultry offal or by-products
  10. the importance of maximising yield when processing meat or poultry offal or by-products to the economic value of a carcass
  11. why it is important to work within the limits of your responsibility and report problems to the relevant people

Keywords: Meat; poultry; offal; processing; by-products; food