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Areas of Practice

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Food

Food

Food and beverage development and processing

Core knowledge areas:

  • Food biochemistry and microbiology in relationship with agrology
  • Quality control

Activities:

  • Develop and apply new technologies
  • Develop new and improved food products and processes
  • Conduct marketplace research and testing
  • Integrate primary production with consumer food products
Food safety and biosecurity

Focuses on policies and regulatory frameworks around the risks associated with safety and security of our food supply systems

Activities:

  • Assess food safety and security risk through the pre-harvest and pre-slaughter stage through processing, distribution and consumption

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