Food and beverage tasters and graders

Definition

Food and beverage tasters and graders inspect, taste and grade various types of agricultural products, food and beverages. Tasks include - (a) inspecting, testing, tasting and smelling agricultural products, food and beverages at various stages of processing; (b) determining quality, acceptability to consumer tastes and approximate value of products, and grading them into appropriate classes; (c) discarding inferior products; (d) recording the grade and/or identification numbers on tags, receiving or sales sheets; (e) weighing and measuring products. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Food grader - Food taster - Liquor taster - Tea taster - Wine taster