Primary Products Inspectors

Primary Products Inspectors inspect animals, plants and agricultural produce and facilities to ensure compliance with government and industry standards with respect to quality, health and licensing.

• Inspecting animals, plants and agricultural produce to identify product quality issues, and providing advice to producers
• Auditing and monitoring quality procedures at farms and food handling and processing facilities to ensure compliance with required standards
• Testing samples of produce for quality, size and purity
• Ensuring that required standards of hygiene are observed at storage, processing and packing facilities and in transport vehicles
• Advising primary producers on economic aspects of disease eradication and informing producers and the general public of the health implications of diseases and impurities
• Advising on the identification of pests and diseases and on regulations pertaining to grading, packing and loading of products
• Examining imported plants and animals, and products, such as timber, seeds and dried fruits, and making quarantine arrangements
• Patrolling and investigating waterways for unlawful fishing activities and the removal of protected marine life
• Educating, advising and providing information on a wide range of topics relating to fish and their protection
• May initiate or assist in legal action to enforce regulations