Agricultural Inspectors

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Job Description

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Key Tasks

• Inspect food products and processing procedures to determine whether products are safe to eat.
• Interpret and enforce government acts and regulations and explain required standards to agricultural workers.
• Inspect agricultural commodities or related operations, as well as fish or logging operations, for compliance with laws and regulations governing health, quality, and safety.
• Label and seal graded products and issue official grading certificates.
• Monitor the operations and sanitary conditions of slaughtering or meat processing plants.
• Take emergency actions, such as closing production facilities, if product safety is compromised.
• Verify that transportation and handling procedures meet regulatory requirements.
• Inspect the cleanliness and practices of establishment employees.
• Examine, weigh, and measure commodities, such as poultry, eggs, meat, or seafood to certify qualities, grades, and weights.
• Inspect or test horticultural products or livestock to detect harmful diseases, chemical residues, or infestations and to determine the quality of products or animals.
• Monitor the grading performed by company employees to verify conformance to standards.
• Write reports of findings and recommendations and advise farmers, growers, or processors of corrective action to be taken.
• Collect samples from animals, plants, or products and route them to laboratories for microbiological assessment, ingredient verification, or other testing.
• Provide consultative services in areas such as equipment or product evaluation, plant construction or layout, or food safety systems.
• Testify in legal proceedings.
• Compare product recipes with government-approved formulas or recipes to determine acceptability.

O*NET Information

• SOC Code: 45-2011.00
• Title: Agricultural Inspectors

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