NZQA Expiring unit standard / 26280 version 2
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Title / Select and slice poultry meat by machine
Level / 3 / Credits / 3
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to select and slice poultry meat by machine.
Classification / Meat Processing > Meat Retail Butchery
Available grade / Achieved

Explanatory notes

1Legislative and regulatory requirements applicable to this unit standard include: Animal Products (Ancillary and Transitional Provisions) Act 1999, Food Act 1981, Food Hygiene Regulations 1974, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995, Biosecurity Act 1993, Animal Products Act 1999, Animal Products (Ancillary and Transitional Provisions) Act 1999.

Codes of Practice also relevant to this unit standard include the Australia NewZealand Food Standards Code, available at

2Workplace specifications and procedures include manufacturer’s specifications and relevant legislative requirements where appropriate.

3The Poultry Industry Association of New Zealand’s, Comprehensive Guide to Poultry Food Safety, and information on nutrition recipes and ideas are available at

Outcomes and evidence requirements

Outcome 1

Select and slice poultry meat by machine.

Evidence requirements

1.1Selected meat matches the specification of the product being prepared for sale.

1.2Even, undamaged slices are produced in accordance with workplace specifications and procedures.

1.3Defects and contamination in meat are detected and dealt with in accordance with workplace specifications and legislative requirements.

1.4Slicer or meat cutter is operated in accordance with workplace food safety specifications and procedures.

1.5Sliced meat meets workplace specifications.

Rangespecific cut, weight, price, quality.

Replacement information / This unit standard and unit standards 26265, 26270, and 26275 were replaced by unit standard 30049.

This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below.

Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions

Process / Version / Date / Last Date for Assessment
Registration / 1 / 18 June 2010 / 31 December 2020
Review / 2 / 16 March 2017 / 31 December 2020
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0013

This CMR can be accessed at

Please note

Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.

Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.

Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.

Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMRs). The CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.

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