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Evaluate quality of food ingredients or prepared foods

Inspecting and monitoring in person means noticing what's off with your own eyes, ears and hands, and being accountable for calling it.

Part of Evaluate production inputs or outputs, under the O*NET work activity group Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 5 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Check products for quality, and identify damaged or expired goods.Stays human Bakers
• Check the quality of raw materials to ensure that standards and specifications are met.Stays human Bakers
• Examine, feel, and taste product samples during production to evaluate quality, color, texture, flavor, and bouquet, and document the results.Stays human Food Batchmakers
• Grade food products according to government regulations or according to type, color, bouquet, and moisture content.Stays human Food Batchmakers

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Observe, feel, taste, or otherwise examine products during and after processing to ensure conformance to standards.Stays human Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders