Public analyst

Public Analysts could be described as forensic scientists who dissect food and products rather than people. Public Analysts direct and carry out the analysis of food and drink, water, consumer products, environmental products and agricultural products if they are also Agricultural Analysts that the public come into contact with. 

The results are usually used to check compliance with existing legislation. They may also be used for research purposes to formulate new legislation or guidelines, or to survey samples across different conditions or populations. This combination creates a very robust system.

 Since they are involved in analyzing the nutritional content of food, Public Analysts often participate in supporting government strategies relating to health such as tackling obesity, monitoring salt content in food or identifying good fats and bad fats in different products. 

Increasingly, Public Analysts check marketing claims and labeling to see whether it is misleading or unrepresentative of the product being advertised. Public Analysts are highly responsible professionals, with knowledge of the law and expertise in science. Therefore the enumeration for a public analyst is good.