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Label foods according to legislative requirements

Label foods according to legislative requirements

Unit of competency
National Code
FBPFST4009
State Code
OAL57
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
2.00
Current Release Date
03/02/2020
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
18/04/2019
Field of Education
030307 - Food Processing Technology
Original Release Date
18/04/2019
Nominal Hours
30
Description
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to label foods and/or beverages according to legislative requirements.The unit applies to individuals who have responsibility for maintaining the product safety, quality and legislative requirements for labelling food and/or beverage items.No licensing or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication. However, legislative and regulatory requirements for food processing exist, so local requirements must be checked. All work must comply with Australian food safety standards and relevant codes of practice.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Identify specific criteria required for a food and/or beverage label
  • 1.1 Identify legal requirements of food and/or beverage labels
  • 1.2 Identify the relationship between label and consumer information
  • 1.3 Confirm that the ingredients in a food or beverage product are accurately described
  • 1.4 Confirm that date marking is completed and linked to information on batch number and date of processing
  • 1.5 Confirm that directions for use and storage information are provided
  • 1.6 Confirm that country of origin information is completed to comply with requirements for food source and place of processing
  • 1.7 Identify additional general information requirements
  • 1.8 Source commodity-specific labelling requirements
2. Document information from the processing operation required on the product label
  • 2.1 Identify exemptions for nutrition information panel
  • 2.2 Provide information on energy, protein, fat, saturated fat, carbohydrate, sugars and sodium content, and any other nutritional information required by legislation
  • 2.3 Provide the number of servings, the average quantity of food or beverage in a serving and the unit quantity of the product
  • 2.4 Document the declaration of weights and measures
  • 2.5 Confirm that legislative requirements for specifying allergens and irradiated food or beverages, percentage labelling and mandatory warning and advisory statements and declarations (including genetically modified ingredients) are included on the label
3. Produce a label for a specified food or beverage product
  • 3.1 Collate label data and format
  • 3.2 Use software packages to produce a nutritional panel for a food or beverage label
  • 3.3 Assess food and/or beverage labels to determine compliance, and modify if necessary
  • 3.4 Monitor the operation of labelling equipment
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
S7915 FDFFST4009A Label foods according to legislative requirements Unit of competency