Level 2 Award for Proficiency in Poultry Meat Inspection
The Level 2 award is designed to equip individuals with the knowledge and understanding to enable them to work as members of teams that carry out the official controls within the meat plants specified in the Community Regulation 854/2004.
The Level 2 award is divided into three units: introduction to food safety management; regulations and responsibilities; and post mortem inspection of poultry (with a choice of either broilers and hens, turkeys, ducks and geese, or game birds).
Holders of this qualification will have a broad knowledge and understanding of food safety and food hygiene, understand the regulatory framework within which the meat industry operates. They will also have a good appreciation of the anatomy, physiology, pathology, production methods and inspection procedures for the specific species chosen for unit 3.
Each unit is assessed by an examination.
Factsheet: Level 2 Award for Proficiency in Poultry Meat Inspection
Reading List: Level 2 Award for Proficiency in Poultry Meat Inspection
