Description
Food analysts perform standardised tests to determine the chemical, physical, or microbiological features of products for human consumption.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
food safety standardsingredient threatsfood safety principlespathogenic microorganisms in foodinfections in foodquality assurance methodologieslaboratory-based sciencesfood toxicityfood sciencefood products compositionrisks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beveragesfermentation processes of foodfood homogenisationmolecular gastronomyfood fraudstatisticsfood legislation
Practical Skills
follow laboratory manualsprepare visual dataapply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beveragesassess quality characteristics of food productsreport test findingsidentify nutritional properties of foodkeep food laboratory inventoryapply HACCPkeep up-to-date with regulationsanalyse samples of food and beveragesinterpret data in food manufacturingconduct food testspreserve samplesmaintain laboratory equipmentcollect samples for analysisidentify the factors causing changes in food during storageset quality assurance objectivesattend to detail regarding food and beveragesperform physico-chemical analysis to food materialsapply GMPblend food ingredientspursue excellence in the creation of food productscalibrate laboratory equipmentmeasure pHfollow hygienic procedures during food processinganalyse characteristics of food products at receptionensure public safety and securityassess environmental parameters at the workplace for food productsconduct research on food waste preventionperform microbiological analysis in foodapply scientific methodsparticipate in the development of new food productsanalyse work-related written reportsperform food risk analysisperform food safety checkspreserve milk samplesanalyse packaging requirementsanalyse trends in the food and beverage industriesfollow-up lab resultsdetect microorganismsperform sensory evaluation of food productsmonitor developments used for food industrydevelop standard operating procedures in the food chaincheck bottles for packagingmitigate waste of resourceswrite work-related reportscheck quality of products on the production linedesign indicators for food waste reductionassess shelf life of food productsinvestigate customer complaints of food productsdevelop new food productsdevelop food waste reduction strategiesfollow evaluation procedures of materials at receptionlabel samples