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Syllabus Food Analyst

This document announces a recruitment examination for Food Analyst positions in the Medical and Health Department of the Government of Rajasthan. The examination syllabus covers several topics related to food analysis including food laws and standards, food preservation and processing, food hygiene and safety systems, food chemistry and composition, food additives and contaminants, instrumentation used in food analysis, and food microbiology. Successful candidates will work as Food Analysts to analyze food products and ensure they meet legal standards for quality and safety.

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Syllabus Food Analyst

This document announces a recruitment examination for Food Analyst positions in the Medical and Health Department of the Government of Rajasthan. The examination syllabus covers several topics related to food analysis including food laws and standards, food preservation and processing, food hygiene and safety systems, food chemistry and composition, food additives and contaminants, instrumentation used in food analysis, and food microbiology. Successful candidates will work as Food Analysts to analyze food products and ensure they meet legal standards for quality and safety.

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RAJASTHAN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Kumbha Marg, Sector-18, Pratap Nagar, Tonk Road, Jaipur -302033


Phone: 0141-2795527, 2795550; Fax: 0141-2795550
Website: www.ruhsraj.org

FOOD ANALYST RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION 2018


RECRUITMENT OF FOOD ANALYST IN MEDICAL & HEALTH DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF RAJASTHAN

Syllabus

Food Laws and Standards in India: Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006, FSS Rules and Regulations, 2011;
Agricultural Produce Act, 1937 (Grading and Marketing); Sugar (Control), Order; Export (Quality Control & Inspection),
Act, 1963 and Rules; Bureau of Indian Standards; Legal Metrology; International Food Control Systems including
CODEX

Planning Organization and set up of Food Analyst Laboratory including NABL/ ISO/IEC-17025:2005

Principles of food preservation, Processing and Packaging, labeling/claims and principles of nutrition: Food preservation
and processing their principles, methodology and technology; Food Packaging materials rigid and flexible such as plastic
films, metal containers, glass, containers, paper and card board containers, jute containers, etc.; Basic principles of
nutrition and role of various nutrients in human metabolism.

Food Hygiene, Sanitation, HACCP, CODEX

Food Chemistry: Knowledge of Chemistry, definition, composition, and a standards of quality and safety of food & food
products laid down in the FSS Regulations, 2011 including current food safety issues like antibiotic residues in Honey
etc.

Food Additives & Contaminants: Analytical Chemistry; Food additives, chemistry, role and application Preservatives,
emulsifying and stabilizing agents, buffering agents, bleaching, maturing agents and starch modifiers, Food colours,
flavours, anti-caking agent etc.; Food contaminants their occurrence, LOD and LOQ (i) Metals, (ii) Pesticide residues,
(iii) Mycotoxins, Argemone, khesari dal, Ergot, karnal bunt, Dhatura, etc

Instrumentation in food analysis: Instrumentation and methods of analysis of food products (a) Chromatography,
including GLC, TLC, Paper & Column, LC-MS-MS, ICP-MS (b) Spectrophotometry UV & I.R.; Atomic Absorption
spectroscopy for determination of heavy metal contaminants in foods such as Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic, Zinc,
Copper, Tin, etc.

Food Microbiology: Food Microbiology, food spoilage organism and their control, microbiology of dairy products, Meat
and Meat products, fish and fish products, egg and egg products, spices & condiments, processed food, food borne
intoxicants and infection; Contaminants their composition, physiological significance in foods and detection.

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