Design and develop fresh produce products
Overview
This standard is about the skills and knowledge needed for you to design and develop fresh produce products. You will need the skills and knowledge to research production techniques and materials. You will need the skills and knowledge to test and evaluate these designs, techniques and materials to establish whether they can satisfy customer need. You will also need the skills and knowledge to work to organisational product specifications and production schedules. This standard is for you if you work in food and drink manufacture and/or supply operations and are involved in production operations.
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
Research designs, techniques and materials
review and understand the customer requirements for design and
development
formulate and record structured ideas for outline design and
development
research records and information and identify useful design
features, production techniques and materials
select designs, techniques and materials for evaluation
Test and evaluate designs, techniques and materials
apply a range of testing methods to test designs, techniques and
materials
evaluate designs, techniques and materials and record findings
present the results of your evaluation for approval
comply with health, safety, food safety and organisational
requirements
Prepare product specification
identify and collate information and data to inform the product
specification
produce a product specification which meets customer
requirements
check that the product specification meets organisational
requirements including those for health, safety and food safety
present the product specification for approval and storage
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
to what standards of health and safety and food safety you are
required to work to
- why it is important to design products to meet specified food
safety requirements
- the characteristics of fresh produce and the opportunities
available for product development
- the processes being tested and the expected outcome from the
process
market/customer demands in respect of produce
the methods used to research information for designs, techniques
and materials
the formulation and recording of design and development ideas
applications and limitations of production techniques and
materials
- the tools and equipment required to apply production techniques
and materials
the application of testing methods
why it is essential that the management of food safety is
considered as part of product design
how to record research findings
the methods available to test designs, techniques and materials
how to construct and present a product specification
how copyright controls the design and development of products