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Food Analysts Act 2011, selected for employment under the supervision of…

- - - - Not apply by chemists registered under the Chemists Act 1975
    - - Physical
        
        Colour
        
        Texture
        
        eg. Sell ayam > brp potong/ fine/ coarse
        eg. Silica gel for drying purpose while Silica added in food to avoid caking/clumping
      - Microbiological certified by
        
        Chemists
        
        Food anlaysts
        
        Graduated from biology which have taken some course/exam
        
        eg. Food grade chemicals can't be used for microbe testing due to their antimicrobe/antibacterial properties/ agent
        
        To know microbes in food especially Escherichia Coli & Fecal Coliform
        
        eg. chicken eggs that have faeces (E. coli can survive at least 3 days with/without food), if send to kedai mamak then people may be accidentally eaten the E. coli
        
        If detect any single bacteria/ colony (E. coli/ Salmonella), the food has high possibility contaminated with other pathogenic bacteria. Hence, the whole batch of food MUST be return to supplier/company.
        
        Rule of thumb = normal circumstances/logically/common senses
      - Sensory evaluation (5 senses)
        
        Sight
        
        Smell
        
        Touch
        
        eg. Frozen chicken
        Determine how it fresh by
        
        see its pinkish or pale colour
        
        touch stiffness of chicken
- - - - Vacation of office
        
        Meetings of the Council
        
        Procedure at meetings
        
        Committees
- - - - eg. If no officer come, only staff ranked lower than 41, ask
        
        where is authorised letter
        
        who is officer
        
        what is his position/grade
        
        where is the officer (the only authorise person for inspection)
        
        the phone no. of officer or his office no.
      - eg. No officer in that state, only assistant officer
        
        Inspection can process by assistant officer with surat penurunan kuasa
- - - - Degree in food science or food technology or higher level
        
        Two years of working experience in food analysis
      - Degree in science in any related field
        
        Four years of working experience in food analysis
      - Mode of registration
        
        Annual practising certificate
        
        Renewal of annual practising certificate
        
        Compliance with guidelines issued by the Council
- - - - Registration obtained by fraud or misrepresentation
        
        Degree has been withdrawn or cancelled
        
        Convicted by a court in Malaysia or any offence involving fraud, dishonesty, moral turpitude or imprisonment
        
        Not at the time of his registration entitled to be registered
        
        Contravened this Act or its regulations
        
        Failed to discharge his professional duties
  - - - Council order the registered food analyst
        
        To be reprimanded in writing
        
        To be suspended from the Register and suspend the annual practising certificate for such period
        
        To be removed from the Register and suspend the annual practising certificate for such period
      - Surrender of certificate of registration and annual practising certificate
        
        Removal of name by reason of physical or mental infirmity
        
        Alteration to the Register
        
        Restoration of name in the Register
        
        Appeal
- - - - Any officers must know at least 7 regulations
        
        Work with government must know general order/ Perintah awam
- - - - Food company have many kind of supplier (packaging, vendor, equipment etc.)
        
        ISO, HACCP require food company to carry out external audit to their supplier
        
        Customer of food company are the supermarket (Tesco, Aeon, Econsave...)
        
        Customer come to food company & perform audit before they accept product of food company to enter their market
        
        eg. Cili KOH never been enter to Tesco, Aeon because they haven't proper system/auditing
        
        eg. Farmfresh start with nothing, then they hire a marketing executive to look at the requirement of entering supermarket. Besides, they need food analyst to analyzed the moisture content etc.
        
        Before food company enter the supermarket, they should present, fill out the form, interview and introduce their product to supermarket. Then, supermarket will review and come to visit the company
        [Customer Auditing]