# Competences — food safety inspector

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7d8b3c73-20f8-467e-91e4-00378673a2cd).

## Essential

- **advocate for consumer matters in production plants** (skill/competence)
- **analyse samples of food and beverages** (skill/competence)
- **apply GMP** (skill/competence)
- **apply HACCP** (skill/competence)
- **apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages** (skill/competence)
- **assess HACCP implementation in plants** (skill/competence)
- **consider economic criteria in decision making** (skill/competence)
- **cultural practices regarding animal parts sorting** (knowledge)
- **cultural practices regarding animal slaughter** (knowledge)
- **ensure correct goods labelling** (skill/competence)
- **european food safety policy** (knowledge)
- **food and beverage industry** (knowledge)
- **food authentication techniques** (knowledge)
- **food fraud** (knowledge)
- **food legislation** (knowledge)
- **food safety principles** (knowledge)
- **food safety standards** (knowledge)
- **food toxicity** (knowledge)
- **foodborne diseases** (knowledge)
- **give instructions to staff** (skill/competence)
- **health, safety and hygiene legislation** (knowledge)
- **identify hazards in the workplace** (skill/competence)
- **identify the factors causing changes in food during storage** (skill/competence)
- **keep up-to-date with regulations** (skill/competence)
- **laboratory-based sciences** (knowledge)
- **lead inspections** (skill/competence)
- **legislation about animal origin products** (knowledge)
- **maintain relationships with government agencies** (skill/competence)
- **maintain updated professional knowledge** (skill/competence)
- **manage communications with food industry governmental bodies** (skill/competence)
- **manage health and safety standards** (skill/competence)
- **manage the use of additives in food manufacturing** (skill/competence)
- **perform food safety checks** (skill/competence)
- **perform inspection analysis** (skill/competence)
- **perform quality audits** (skill/competence)
- **quality assurance methodologies** (knowledge)
- **risks associated to physical, chemical, biological hazards in food and beverages** (knowledge)
- **set quality assurance objectives** (skill/competence)
- **work in cold environments** (skill/competence)
- **write routine reports** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- analyse characteristics of food products at reception (skill/competence)
- apply foreign language for international trade (skill/competence)
- assess environmental parameters at the workplace for food products (skill/competence)
- assess quality characteristics of food products (skill/competence)
- be at ease in unsafe environments (skill/competence)
- check bottles for packaging (skill/competence)
- check quality of raw materials (skill/competence)
- communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages (skill/competence)
- develop food policy (skill/competence)
- follow hygienic procedures during food processing (skill/competence)
- food homogenisation (knowledge)
- food policy (knowledge)
- handle communications in the food processing industry (skill/competence)
- infections in food (knowledge)
- interpret data in food manufacturing (skill/competence)
- investigate customer complaints of food products (skill/competence)
- label samples (skill/competence)
- liaise with managers (skill/competence)
- manage challenging work conditions during food processing operations (skill/competence)
- work in a food processing team (skill/competence)