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Dr. McKenzie Lim attend Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand in 1995 and The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane in 1996-1997 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree. He then graduated in 1998 from The University of Queensland with qualification, in Bachelor of Science (BSc) (Hon) Pure chemistry and polymer science with a thesis title The Characterization and Gamma Irradiation of Bulk-Polymerization of Crosslinked Hydroxyethyl-methacrylate Hydrogels. He then took his Ph.D. at the Queensland University of Technology in 2000-2007 in Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Environmental Chemistry and with the thesis title Chemical and Physical Characterization of Aerosols from the exhaust Emissions of Motor Vehicles. Dr. McKenzie Lim was working as a chemist at Australian Laboratory Services in June 2005 for 2 years 6 months. He then worked as Researcher Assistant and Lab Demonstrator at Queensland University of Technology from May 1999 until December 2007, in a total of 8 years 8 months. And now Dr. McKenzie Lim works as an Analytical and investigative who works on environmental samples, food, and consumer products using Gas Chromatography Triple Mass Spectrometry instruments at Queensland Health Forensic and Scientific Services (QHFSS) from November 2007 until today.
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Dr. McKenzie Lim
Abstract
Title: Food, what matters - quality or quantity?
Food has been, for generations, bringing and nurturing people together regardless of differences in cultural heritage and ethnicity. On the other hand, there is ensuing global interest in the area of food science and technology continue to improve and develop the primary ingredients to give food its more palatable appearance, taste and flavour. To understand such processes behind it, there is a need for food technology and food science alike complement each other to achieve a common aim, which is the safe consumption of the food. A proportion of manufactured foods is examined and tested by Queensland Department of Health’s food and organic laboratory in the effort to detect the presence of allergens, and to ensure that they are compliant with their manufacturing nutritional labels. Testing for agricultural chemicals are also obtained to further verify the safe consumption of the final products.
Keywords: Allergen, agricultural chemicals, food safety, quality
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