The food safety officer is an administrative post at different departments concerning food safety and health. It is under Central Government and State Governments within the country. The recruitment process for food safety officer, in general, is conducted by the State Public Service Commission
i.e SPSC of the concerned states. The work done by these officers include taking sample of foods products from various places, seizing hazardous food products, inspection of any suspicious food production premise, issuing notice for any hazardous food products or raw material and destroying them, acting against the producers, distributors and sellers of hazardous food items, etc.within the area they are allotted.
Qualifications:
The candidate needs to have qualified bachelors degree (B.Sc. or B.Tech.) in
Food Technology or
Dairy Technology or
Home Science or
Biotechnology or
Oil Technology or
Agriculture Science or
Veterinary Science or
Biochemistry or
Microbiology or
medicine or
masters degree in chemistry from a recognized university or educational institution.
For the scientist posts, PhD is required in the areas related to Microbiology. The candidate is also asked for some experience in the field.
Age limits:
21 to 40 years. Age relaxation for the particular categories are as per the rules laid by the Government of India.
Process of Selection:
It is done on the basis of -
1.Their performance in the Academic Records 2.Preliminary Written Exam (Objective Type and Multiple Choice)
3.Main Written Exam (Conventional Type)
4.Personal Interview (Personality Test).

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