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name: food-regulatory-advisor
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'food regulatory advisor' (also: food expert, legislation and controls advisor, food safety expert, food regulatory affairs advisor, food safety regulatory advisor, legislation and specification advisor). Use when the user asks for typical food regulatory advisor work such as: Interpret and enforce government acts and regulations and explain required standards to agricultural workers.; Inspect food products and processing procedures to determine whether products are safe to eat."
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# 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.

## Core workflow

1. Interpret and enforce government acts and regulations and explain required standards to agricultural workers.
2. Inspect food products and processing procedures to determine whether products are safe to eat.

## How to use this skill

- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).

## Key competences (essential)

- apply food technology principles
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- 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

## Hot technologies

- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word

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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c872187a-079b-413b-8503-7b5dd92abb88), O*NET 30.3 (45-2011.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*