DETAIL OF CLASSIFICATION ITEM

Classification: International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS

Abbreviation: ISCED97_OBORY Version: 1 Validity: 01.01.2008 - 09.09.9999 Family: Education

Language version: EN

Classification level: 3

Item: 541 - Food processing

Item's explanatory note:

Food processing (Manufacturing and processing) is the study of processing and
packaging of food and beverages, and the equipment and procedures used in the
production and distribution of foods. Programmes with the following main content are
classified here:

Baking
Beer brewing
Butchering
Confectionery
Dairy foods
Food and drink processing
Food preservation
Food science and technology
Meat processing
Pastry cooking
Tobacco processing
Wine production

Inclusions:

Study of food handling and food hygiene is included in this field.
Study of tobacco processing is included in this field.

Exclusions:

Restaurant and catering programmes are excluded from this group and included in
field 811 ‘Hotel, restaurant and catering’.
Nutritional science is excluded from this field and included in field 421 ‘Biology
and biochemistry’.

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Correspondences:
International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS - level 2 - Narrow fields	54	Manufacturing and processing