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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 agricultural commodities or related operations, as well as fish or logging operations, for compliance with laws and regulations governing health, quality, and safety.
- • Inspect or test horticultural products or livestock to detect harmful diseases, chemical residues, or infestations and to determine the quality of products or animals.
- • Verify that transportation and handling procedures meet regulatory requirements.
- • Collect samples from animals, plants, or products and route them to laboratories for microbiological assessment, ingredient verification, or other testing.
- • Interpret and enforce government acts and regulations and explain required standards to agricultural workers.
- • Write reports of findings and recommendations and advise farmers, growers, or processors of corrective action to be taken.
- • Inspect the cleanliness and practices of establishment employees.
- • Monitor the operations and sanitary conditions of slaughtering or meat processing plants.
- • Inspect food products and processing procedures to determine whether products are safe to eat.
- • Take emergency actions, such as closing production facilities, if product safety is compromised.
- • Monitor the grading performed by company employees to verify conformance to standards.
- • Label and seal graded products and issue official grading certificates.
- • Examine, weigh, and measure commodities, such as poultry, eggs, meat, or seafood to certify qualities, grades, and weights.
- • Compare product recipes with government-approved formulas or recipes to determine acceptability.
- • Provide consultative services in areas such as equipment or product evaluation, plant construction or layout, or food safety systems.
- • Testify in legal proceedings.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
