FBPAUD5001 — Audit bivalve mollusc growing and harvesting processes

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What an assessment for FBPAUD5001 must cover

42 assessable components: 3 elements (8 performance criteria), 2 performance evidence and 29 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 3 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Identify and assess food safety hazards and related control options for growing and harvesting bivalve molluscs

1.1Identify microbiological food safety hazards, by type and origin, that could present a risk when bivalve molluscs are consumed, and assess to determine risk level and control requirements
1.2Identify chemical food safety hazards that could present a risk in bivalve molluscs at the point of consumption, including toxin presence, by type, and assess to determine risk level and control requirements
1.3Identify control requirements and methods to ensure that bivalve molluscs meet food safety objectives

2 Confirm that appropriate evidence supports validation of growing and harvesting bivalve molluscs

2.1Review validation evidence and records to confirm that an appropriate level of validation has been applied
2.2Identify and assess evidence used by the business to validate the process to confirm that it is credible and adequate to meet the food safety objective

3 Verify bivalve mollusc growing and harvesting processes

3.1Identify, collect and review system records required to support verification against relevant shellfish quality programs
3.2Review business documentation and conduct inspections to confirm that facilities and equipment design and components comply with regulatory and business standards
3.3Review business documentation and conduct inspections to confirm that operational monitoring and testing procedures and frequency meet regulatory requirements, industry and business standards

Performance evidence

There must be evidence that the individual has actively participated in a minimum of one audit of a food safety program of a commercial bivalve mollusc growing, harvesting and processing operation, including: documenting evidence that details the review of the processor’s hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) plan to determine if the critical control points (CCPs) are correctly identified, valid, adequately monitored and verified.
Individuals must also show evidence of completing audit scenarios that include at least one audit involving relaying depuration and wet storage.

Knowledge evidence

regulations, codes of practice, guidelines and Australian standards relating to production of bivalve molluscs and related role of government in overseeing implementation of shellfish quality programs
relevant sections of the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code
basic biology and physiology of bivalve molluscs and related sources of food safety risk
pathogens that can occur in bivalve molluscs and related survival and growth characteristics and control methods, including:
hepatitis A virus
Norwalk virus
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Vibrio vulnificus
Salmonella spp
pathogenic Escherichia coli
listeria monocytogenes (in ready-to-eat seafood)
chemicals that pose a food safety risk in bivalve molluscs, including:
phycotoxins: harmful algal blooms, such as amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP), neurotoxic shellfish poisoning (NSP), diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) and paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP)
pesticides
water additives
toxic metals
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
sources of environmental contamination that can present a food safety risk in the growing and harvesting of bivalve molluscs, and related food safety controls, including risks associated with both on-shore and wild fisheries
sources of information on acceptable and legal product quality requirements, including legal limits to ensure product safety
classifications applying to harvesting areas, system for monitoring and determining status, sources of advice on classification and methods of communicating classification information
sources of pre- and post-harvest contamination, and related control requirements
risks and related control methods to prevent cross-contamination, including sorting and cleaning
prerequisite programs required to support bivalve mollusc growing and harvesting
basic principles of water sampling and test methods
principles and associated control measures relating to effective purging of shellfish, including methods, including relaying and depuration, when practised according to state and territory legal and regulatory requirements
risks associated with depuration and wet storage methods, and related control methods and prerequisite programs that meet legal requirements
sources of pre- and post-harvest contamination, including sewage, algal bio-toxins and vibrio organisms and related control requirements
stock handling and storage risks and control methods
facilities and equipment used in the growing and harvesting of bivalve molluscs, including features required to meet regulatory requirements.

Foundation skills

Reading: Interpret information relating to food safety and audit guidelines
Navigate the world of work: Apply knowledge of regulations and policies relevant to food safety standards in the workplace Monitor adherence to legal and regulatory standards and responsibilities
Get the work done: Use problem-solving skills to identify and analyse non-conformance

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What does an assessment tool for FBPAUD5001 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for FBPAUD5001 needs to address all 42 unit components: 3 elements with 8 performance criteria, 2 performance evidence requirements, 29 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for FBPAUD5001?

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