Occupation Atlasfood regulatory advisor
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c872187a-079b-413b-8503-7b5dd92abb88
food regulatory advisor
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.
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Job Zone
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Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
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Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic5.35
- C Conventional5.17
- I Investigative4.04
- E Enterprising3.12
- S Social1.89
- A Artistic1.00
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Typically associated skills
Essential (37)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply food technology principles
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- biotechnology
- conduct shelf studies
- ensure correct goods labelling
- ensure public safety and security
- follow-up lab results
- food allergies
- food and beverage industry
- food authentication techniques
- food engineering
- food fraud
- food legislation
- food materials
- food preservation
- food product ingredients
- food safety principles
- food safety standards
- food science
- food storage
- handle communications in the food processing industry
- keep up with innovations in food manufacturing
- keep up-to-date with regulations
- laboratory-based sciences
- lead process optimisation
- legislation about animal origin products
- participate as observer in different types of audits in the food sector
- perform strategic planning in the food industry
- prepare visual data
- quality assurance methodologies
- read engineering drawings
- risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages
- traceability in food industry
- work in a food processing team
- work independently in service of a food production process
Optional (49)
- advice food processing professionals
- advise on food preservation
- advocate for consumer matters in production plants
- analyse packaging requirements
- analyse samples of food and beverages
- analyse trends in the food and beverage industries
- analyse work-related written reports
- apply control process statistical methods
- apply scientific methods
- assess HACCP implementation in plants
- assess shelf life of food products
- attend to detail in preparation for audits
- collect briefing regarding products
- communicate regarding food labelling interdisciplinary issues
- configure plants for food industry
- cultural customs on food preparation
- develop food production processes
- develop new food products
- develop standard operating procedures in the food chain
- fermentation processes of beverages
- fermentation processes of food
- food homogenisation
- food plant design
- food waste monitoring systems
- foodborne diseases
- functional properties of foods
- identify hazards in the workplace
- identify market niches
- identify nutritional properties of food
- improvise to occuring food processing situations
- infections in food
- manage challenging work conditions during food processing operations
- manage time in food processing operations
- monitor developments used for food industry
- monitor system performance
- participate in the development of new food products
- perform detailed food processing operations
- perform food risk analysis
- perform food safety checks
- perform physico-chemical analysis to food materials
- perform quality audits
- perform sensory evaluation of food products
- provide food labelling expertise
- provide training on quality management supervision
- research new cooking methods
- research new food ingredients
- statistics
- use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality
- write work-related reports
O*NET equivalents
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