FBPFST4001 — Apply food processing technologies

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What an assessment for FBPFST4001 must cover

56 assessable components: 6 elements (24 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 25 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 Carry out fermentation as part of food or beverage production

1.1Prepare materials and equipment for a fermentation process
1.2Apply and monitor a fermentation process
1.3Test and evaluate the fermented product

2 Review a fermentation process for a commercial food product

2.1Review the critical control points (CCPs) and critical limits for product safety
2.2Review operating procedures for food safety and quality in fermentation
2.3Review the food safety and production plans for the fermentation process
2.4Review environmental impacts and associated costs for fermentation in commercial food production
2.5Take corrective action in response to out-of-specification results

3 Carry out concentration and drying as part of food or beverage production

3.1Prepare materials and equipment for a concentration and drying process
3.2Apply and monitor a concentration and drying process
3.3Test and evaluate the concentrated and dried food product

4 Review a concentration and drying process for a commercial food product

4.1Review the CCPs and critical limits for product safety
4.2Review operating procedures for food safety and quality in concentration and drying
4.3Review the food safety and production plan for the concentration and drying process
4.4Review environmental impacts and associated costs for concentration and drying in commercial food production
4.5Take corrective action in response to out-of-specification results

5 Carry out cooking or steaming as part of food or beverage production

5.1Prepare materials and equipment for a cooking or steaming process
5.2Apply and monitor a cooking or steaming process
5.3Test and evaluate the cooked or steamed food product

6 Review a cooking or steaming operation for a commercial food product

6.1Review the CCPs and critical limits for product safety
6.2Review operating procedures for food safety and quality in cooking or steaming
6.3Review the food safety and production plan for the cooking or steaming process
6.4Review environmental impacts and associated costs for cooking or steaming in commercial food production
6.5Take corrective action in response to out-of-specification results

Performance evidence

Produced two different items of food using at least two of the following technologies: fermenting, concentrating or drying, cooking or steaming.
For each process, monitored parameters of food processing.
For each process, applied appropriate quality control processes and procedures to assess food products.
For each process, took corrective action in response to out-of-specification results.

Knowledge evidence

Fermentation: biochemical principles of fermentation, including lactic acid fermentation and alcohol fermentation.
Fermentation: the major microorganism groups used in fermentation, including Lactococcus, Streptococcus, Leuconostoc, Pediococcus, Lactobacillus bacterial species, yeasts and moulds.
Fermentation: the role of microorganisms in the fermentation process.
Fermentation: the microbial growth phases: lag phase, log phase, stationary phase and death phase.
Fermentation: materials used in the fermentation process, including raw materials/pre-processed materials and starter cultures (single strain starters, multiple strain cultures, mixed strains).
Fermentation: quality control processes and procedures used to assess fermented food products.
The principles of concentration in production, including: the aim of concentration in food processing, the need for concentration in food processing, heat transfer mechanism.
The principles of drying in food production, including: the aim of drying in food processing, the need for drying in food processing, heat transfer mechanism.
The principles of heat transfer in the concentration of food.
The principles of heat transfer in the drying of food.
The various methods of concentration of foods, including evaporation, filtration, reverse osmosis and freeze concentration.
The various methods of dehydrating foods, including cabinet, spray, drying and freeze dehydration.
Quality control process and procedures used to assess concentrated and dried food products.
Cooking or steaming: the purpose and basic principles of heat sterilisation and effect on physical, chemical, microbiological and organoleptic characteristics of the cooked product.
Cooking or steaming: basic operating principles of equipment, including safe operating procedures.
Cooking or steaming: quality characteristics and conditioning required of ingredients used and their role in the product (conditioning may include reconstituting dry ingredients and bringing ingredients to a required temperature).
Cooking or steaming: effect of ingredient quality/condition on the process.
Cooking or steaming: effect of variables including temperature, viscosity/texture, microbial load and acidity.
Cooking or steaming: heat treatment requirements for low and/or high acid foods as appropriate to production requirements.
Cooking or steaming: stages and changes that occur during the blending and heat treatment stages.
Cooking or steaming: quality requirements of the cooked product.
Cooking or steaming: relationship between time and temperature in the cooking process.
Health and safety in the hazards in the workplace and controls relating to work processes.
Food Standards Code.
State/territory, Commonwealth and industry requirements relevant to food processing.

Foundation skills

Reading: Interpret manuals, diagrams, drawings and other technical information relevant to food processing technologies Interpret procedures for test equipment Interpret food safety guidelines and regulations Interpret environmental management procedures and plans for different types of food processing technologies
Writing: Document biochemical and biological changes to food products and testing criteria Document effectiveness and efficiency of food processing technologies
Numeracy: Monitor and adjust critical limits for processing a food product, including time and temperature, weights, flow rates and flow diversion Determine calibration procedures and schedule for test equipment

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What does an assessment tool for FBPFST4001 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for FBPFST4001 needs to address all 56 unit components: 6 elements with 24 performance criteria, 4 performance evidence requirements, 25 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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