What do Food Technologists do?

Food Technologists also known as Agricultural Scientists try to develop new and improve existing food products and to help set standards to how certain foods must be packaged or what must be on the box such as the nutrition labels. They also help to set some standards for the correct way of making/producing food and how to market food such as promotional ads or graphical ads in newspapers. Other things they might do (in detail) are 1. Inspect places that produce or sell food 2. Watch over their fellow technicians 3. Inspect food for any issues 4. Hygiene standards are met in places that produce and make food 5. Help invent or revolutionise the way of new products that will help improve the quality of food during production and storing. These are just some of the many things that Food Technologists do during their time as Food Technologists.

Skills required
1. A taste for fine food 2. A love of food 3. Organisational Skills 4. Planning Skills 5. Detailed and Accurate in work 6. Knowledge or experience of Food Technology and Food Science

Qualifications Required for the Job.

Food Technologists need the degree they get to be at least a bachelor if not higher. A Senior First Aid Certificate A National Police Certificate National Criminal Check Medical Exam Master of Science Food Technology and Science or Bachelor in Food Science At least 5 years experience in the food industry

How do they improve everyday life?

From helping us to stay alive to inspecting our food to helping us learn about the food we eat, Food Technologists help us a lot in our daily lives. They have notable achievements such as Instant milk powder which paved the way for baby milk powder such improving breast feeding mothers. Free dried Coffee which was successful and is now an important product for coffee drinkers who want instant coffee

 Decaffeination of Coffee and Tea which helps people who are allergic to caffeine and improved Coffee and Tea drinkers who didnt like Caffeine in their drinks.

In Conclusion they have helped us in many different ways and is a reason why many of us are alive. They are important to society and cannot be undermined.

Credits
Governement Of Western Australia, 2013. Food Technologist. [Online] Available at: http://www.careercentre.dtwd.wa.gov.au/occupations/Pages/foodtechnologist.aspx#ksa [Accessed 9th August 2013]. Government Of Australia, 2013. Food Technologist. [Online] Available at: http://www.immi.gov.au/asri/occupations/f/food-technologist.htm [Accessed 9th August 2013]. Government of United Kingdom, 2013. Food Technologist. [Online] Available at: http://www.prospects.ac.uk/food_technologist_job_description.htm [Accessed 9th August 2013].

Wikipedia, 2013. Food Technology. [Online] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_technology [Accessed 9th August 2013].