Description
Inspect agricultural commodities, livestock, processing equipment, and facilities to ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing health, quality, and safety.
- • Inspect agricultural commodities, livestock operations, and processing facilities for compliance with health, quality, and safety regulations.
- • Inspect or test crops, horticultural products, and livestock to detect diseases, chemical residues, or infestations and assess quality.
- • Verify transportation, storage, and handling procedures meet regulatory requirements.
- • Collect samples from animals, plants, and products and submit them to laboratories for microbiological or chemical testing.
- • Interpret and enforce applicable laws and regulations and explain required standards to producers and plant personnel.
- • Prepare inspection reports and recommendations, and advise farmers, growers, and processors on corrective actions.
- • Evaluate employee hygiene and sanitation practices within establishments.
- • Monitor operations and sanitary conditions in slaughterhouses and meat or produce processing plants.
- • Inspect food products and processing procedures to determine if products are safe for consumption.
- • Take emergency actions, such as placing holds or closing production areas, when product safety is compromised.
- • Monitor grading performed by company staff to verify conformance to standards.
- • Label and seal graded products and issue official grading or certification documents.
- • Examine, weigh, and measure commodities such as poultry, eggs, meat, dairy, and produce to certify grades, qualities, and weights.
- • Compare product formulations and recipes with approved standards to determine acceptability.
- • Provide consultative services on equipment and product evaluation, plant layout and construction, and food safety systems.
- • Testify in administrative or legal proceedings regarding inspection findings.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
