The Collar360

Food safety inspector

Other names

quality controller, quality inspector, food quality inspector, food safety officer

Environment, safety and regulation

They visit places where food is made, check that rules for safe food are followed, take samples for testing and write reports.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Interpret and enforce government acts and regulations and explain required standards to agricultural workers.

  2. 2

    Inspect the cleanliness and practices of establishment employees.

  3. 3

    Verify that transportation and handling procedures meet regulatory requirements.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
inspecteur de la sécurité alimentaire/inspectrice de la sécurité alimentaire
español
inspector de seguridad alimentaria/inspectora de seguridad alimentaria
العربية
مفتش سلامة الأغذية / مفتشة سلامة الأغذية
português
Inspetor de segurança alimentar/Inspetora de segurança alimentar
Deutsch
Lebensmittelsicherheitsinspektor/Lebensmittelsicherheitsinspektorin
italiano
ispettore addetto alla sicurezza alimentare/ispettrice addetta alla sicurezza alimentare

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