Release

Comments

Release 2

This version released with FBP Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Training Package Version 3.0.

Release 1

This version released with FBP Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Training Package Version 2.0.

Elements

Performance Criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

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

Skill

Description

Reading

• Interpret legislative requirements and standards for food and/or beverage labelling
• Interpret food safety guidelines, codes of practice, standards and regulations relevant to a food and/or beverage processing enterprise
• Identify the legal responsibilities of a food processing company relating to product content, packaging, nutritional panels and use-by dates

Numeracy

• Source, collect and organise a range of data for use on product labels
• Apply units of measurement and percentage compositions of food make-up for nutrition information panel

Code and title current version

Code and title previous version

Comments

Equivalence status

FBPFST4009 Label foods according to legislative requirements Release 2

FBPFST4009 Label foods according to legislative requirements Release 1

Minor clarifications throughout to note content addresses both food and beverages

Equivalent unit

Release

Comments

Release 2

This version released with FBP Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Training Package Version 3.0.

Release 1

This version released with FBP Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Training Package Version 2.0.