approach is associated with a number of difficulties such as slowness of the method, use of individual methods for determining each element, the need to use a large number of reagents, complications in application of computer technology, etc. The most promising method for these purposes is atomic emission spectral analysis (AESA). This method is based on the relationship between the intensity of the spectral lines of the elements to be monitored and their concentrations in the sample. This method is characterized by such advantages as high speed, the capability for simultaneous determination of the content of several analyte elements in the test sample, the possibility of using computer technology for automation of the analysis process. In [2] it is shown that effective use computer technology is possible together with automated registration of the spectrum based on PZS sensors as the light-sensitive detecting elements in spectral analysis of metals and alloys. However, automatic determination of the position of the spectral lines for the analyte elements and calculation of their concentrations is lacking. The operator is responsible for these functions. In this paper, we describe an automated system for rapid atomic emission spectral analysis of food products using computer technology. In Fig. 1, we present the block diagram for the computerized system we developed for atomic emission spectral analysis of food products, which includes: 1) IVS-29 or UGI~-4 source of excitation of the spectra; 2) UShT-4 generalpurpose rack; 3) DFS-452 spectrograph; 6) IBM PC AT personal computer (PC) with peripherals 7. For registration of the spectra, we use the linear array of photosensors 4; the number of photosensors depends on the size of the region of the spectrum to be examined. The construction of the registering device provides for the possibility of moving the photodiode sensors both in the focal plane and in the direction perpendicular to it. The interface 5, used to control the photodiode sensors, take data from them, and transfer the data to the PC for further processing, consists of a synchrogenerator, a pulse shaper for controlling the operation of the photodiode devices, an address selector, and an analog-to-digital Data transfer is accomplished along the first channel of the direct memory access (DMA) controller. The region of the spectrum per photosensor element is 0.01 nm. The software used for controlling the operation of the system in the dialog mode is written in Pascal and Assembler languages and structurally is subdivided into the following components: