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Tasks & work activities — food biotechnologist

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 19-1012.00 (Food Scientists and Technologists).

Task statements

  • [Core] Develop new food items for production, based on consumer feedback.
  • [Core] Stay up to date on new regulations and current events regarding food science by reviewing scientific literature.
  • [Core] Test new products for flavor, texture, color, nutritional content, and adherence to government and industry standards.
  • [Core] Check raw ingredients for maturity or stability for processing, and finished products for safety, quality, and nutritional value.
  • [Core] Confer with process engineers, plant operators, flavor experts, and packaging and marketing specialists to resolve problems in product development.
  • [Core] Evaluate food processing and storage operations and assist in the development of quality assurance programs for such operations.
  • [Core] Study methods to improve aspects of foods, such as chemical composition, flavor, color, texture, nutritional value, and convenience.
  • [Core] Study the structure and composition of food or the changes foods undergo in storage and processing.
  • [Core] Develop new or improved ways of preserving, processing, packaging, storing, and delivering foods, using knowledge of chemistry, microbiology, and other sciences.
  • [Core] Develop food standards and production specifications, safety and sanitary regulations, and waste management and water supply specifications.
  • [Core] Demonstrate products to clients.
  • [Core] Inspect food processing areas to ensure compliance with government regulations and standards for sanitation, safety, quality, and waste management.
  • [Core] Seek substitutes for harmful or undesirable additives, such as nitrites.

Detailed work activities

  • Collaborate with technical specialists to resolve design or development problems.
  • Confer with clients to exchange information.
  • Develop specifications for new products or processes.
  • Establish standards for products, processes, or procedures.
  • Evaluate new technologies or methods.
  • Evaluate quality of materials or products.
  • Inspect areas for compliance with sanitation standards.
  • Research methods to improve food products.
  • Review professional literature to maintain professional knowledge.
  • Test quality of materials or finished products.