How do they match: Agricultural Inspectors

  • Food Inspector
  • Food Product Inspector
  • Food Safety Inspector
  • Food Safety and Inspection Service Inspector
  • Food Sanitarian

  • Inspect agricultural commodities, processing equipment, and facilities, and fish and logging operations, to ensure compliance with regulations and laws governing health, quality, and safety.

  • 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.
  • Monitor the operations and sanitary conditions of slaughtering or meat processing plants.
  • Provide consultative services in areas such as equipment or product evaluation, plant construction or layout, or food safety systems.
  • Set standards for the production of meat or poultry products or for food ingredients, additives, or compounds used to prepare or package products.
  • Testify in legal proceedings.
  • Write reports of findings and recommendations and advise farmers, growers, or processors of corrective action to be taken.

  • Establish standards for products, processes, or procedures.
  • Package agricultural products for shipment or further processing.
  • Testify at legal or legislative proceedings.