food safety inspector

Description

Food safety inspectors carry out inspections in food processing environments from a food safety standpoint. They are part of official control bodies who check and control food products and processes to ensure compliance with regulations and laws governing safety and health.

EssentialOptional

Theoretical Knowledge

cultural practices regarding animal parts sorting risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages legislation about animal origin products food safety standards food safety principles foodborne diseases cultural practices regarding animal slaughter european food safety policy health, safety and hygiene legislation food fraud food and beverage industry food legislation quality assurance methodologies laboratory-based sciences food toxicity food authentication techniques food homogenisation infections in food food policy

Practical Skills

apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages assess HACCP implementation in plants advocate for consumer matters in production plants identify hazards in the workplace manage health and safety standards apply HACCP consider economic criteria in decision making perform food safety checks keep up-to-date with regulations ensure correct goods labelling analyse samples of food and beverages write routine reports give instructions to staff perform quality audits identify the factors causing changes in food during storage perform inspection analysis lead inspections set quality assurance objectives work in cold environments maintain relationships with government agencies apply GMP manage communications with food industry governmental bodies maintain updated professional knowledge manage the use of additives in food manufacturing develop food policy assess environmental parameters at the workplace for food products assess quality characteristics of food products be at ease in unsafe environments communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages manage challenging work conditions during food processing operations work in a food processing team interpret data in food manufacturing handle communications in the food processing industry check bottles for packaging liaise with managers check quality of raw materials investigate customer complaints of food products apply foreign language for international trade label samples follow hygienic procedures during food processing analyse characteristics of food products at reception