AGRICULTURAL-CHEMICALS INSPECTOR
Skills: Accurate, Attentive, Flexibility, Following etiquette, Problem solving, Professionalism, Representing, Speaking
Posted 11 months ago
Job Description:
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- 1) Inspects establishments where agricultural service products, such as livestock feed and remedies, fertilizers, and pesticides, are manufactured, sold, or used to ensure conformance to laws regulating product quality and labeling: Visits processing plants, distribution warehouses, sales outlets, agricultural pest control service organizations, and farmers to collect product samples for analysis and to examine fresh and dried produce for spray residue.
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- 2) Inspects product label information concerning ingredients and advertising claims for conformance to chemical analysis of ingredients and documented effects of use.
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- 3) Investigates suspected violations of product quality and labeling laws.
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- 4) Interviews farmers, merchants, and others to determine nature of suspected violations and to obtain documented evidence to be used in legal action against violators.
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- 5) Calls on dealers to determine that licensing requirements have been met, and calls on manufacturers and distributors to collect delinquent tonnage reports.
- 6) Prepares reports of all inspections and investigations for review by supervisory personnel and for use as evidence in legal action initiated by others.