Description
Food regulatory advisors are extra-judicial or judiciary technical experts. They ensure food industry practices comply with the regulatory norms. They perform audits, make diagnosis and monitor activities of inspection. These experts have expertise in food processing, food analysis, quality, safety, certification, traceability. They update, review, and approve labelling designs, develop nutrition facts panels, and ensure that products and labels meet appropriate standards and regulations.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
food preservationrisks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverageslegislation about animal origin productsfood safety standardsfood safety principlestraceability in food industryfood allergiesfood storagefood fraudfood and beverage industryfood engineeringfood legislationquality assurance methodologiesfood materialslaboratory-based sciencesfood product ingredientsbiotechnologyfood sciencefood authentication techniquesfunctional properties of foodsfermentation processes of foodfood homogenisationcultural customs on food preparationfoodborne diseasesfood waste monitoring systemsstatisticsinfections in foodfermentation processes of beverages
Practical Skills
prepare visual dataapply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beveragesconduct shelf studiesapply HACCPwork in a food processing teamkeep up-to-date with regulationsensure correct goods labellingapply food technology principlesfollow-up lab resultswork independently in service of a food production processhandle communications in the food processing industryperform strategic planning in the food industryparticipate as observer in different types of audits in the food sectorlead process optimisationapply GMPread engineering drawingsensure public safety and securitykeep up with innovations in food manufacturinguse resource-efficient technologies in hospitalityapply scientific methodsassess HACCP implementation in plantsadvocate for consumer matters in production plantsparticipate in the development of new food productsidentify nutritional properties of foodanalyse work-related written reportsidentify hazards in the workplaceprovide food labelling expertisemanage challenging work conditions during food processing operationsperform food risk analysiscollect briefing regarding productsperform food safety checksanalyse samples of food and beveragesanalyse packaging requirementsconfigure plants for food industryanalyse trends in the food and beverage industriesperform quality auditsperform sensory evaluation of food productsfood plant designimprovise to occuring food processing situationsadvice food processing professionalsmonitor system performancedevelop food production processesmonitor developments used for food industrydevelop standard operating procedures in the food chainwrite work-related reportsprovide training on quality management supervisionperform detailed food processing operationsmanage time in food processing operationscommunicate regarding food labelling interdisciplinary issuesperform physico-chemical analysis to food materialsassess shelf life of food productsresearch new food ingredientsdevelop new food productsadvise on food preservationresearch new cooking methodsattend to detail in preparation for auditsidentify market nichesapply control process statistical methods