IFST professional registers (Registered and Chartered Scientist, Food Safety Professionals, Sensory Scientist, Food Auditors)

United Kingdom (international membership) · Institute of Food Science & Technology · professional

13practice questions written to this syllabus
2subjects

Format

Professional recognition by application; the IFST home page does not describe a written examination.

Sections

Over the years

Registers and membership grades read on the IFST home page on 3 Oct 2026. The UK has no licensing examination for food scientists.

Official source: https://www.ifst.org/

Subjects this exam draws on

Food Risk Analysis: Risk Assessment, Management & Communication11 questionsNew Food Product Development & Formulation2 questions

Five practice questions, worked

Original questions written to this exam's published syllabus and pattern. Not past papers.

1. Where are the Codex Working Principles for Risk Analysis published?

  1. In the General Standard for Food Additives
  2. In the WTO SPS Agreement annexes
  3. In the Codex Procedural Manual
  4. In the General Principles of Food Hygiene
Answer and working

C. In the Codex Procedural Manual

The working principles for application within Codex are part of the Procedural Manual.

Food Risk Analysis: Risk Assessment, Management & Communication · The Codex risk-analysis framework

2. Many companies combine stage-gate with agile methods mainly to:

  1. Avoid documenting decisions
  2. Prototype and test quickly
  3. Launch without consumer testing
  4. Remove all gates from the process
Answer and working

B. Prototype and test quickly

Iteration speeds learning.

New Food Product Development & Formulation · The stage-gate development process

3. After preparing a risk profile, a manager decides a full risk assessment is needed. What should the profile help define?

  1. The questions the assessment should answer
  2. The penalty for the businesses involved
  3. The final legal limit, without assessment
  4. The advertising campaign for the product
Answer and working

A. The questions the assessment should answer

Profiles shape the scope and questions of any assessment and whether interim measures are justified.

Food Risk Analysis: Risk Assessment, Management & Communication · Risk ranking and risk profiles

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