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The Role of the Public Analyst in Keeping Food Safe

Activity: Talk or presentation typesPublic Lecture/ Debate/Seminar

5/03/2019

Liz is Head of Scientific Services at Public Analyst Scientific Services Limited, part of the Eurofins Life Sciences Group, and is a practising public analyst.

Liz has 25 years’ experience in the testing of food and animal feed, the fields of consumer safety, forensic toxicology and environmental testing. Specialist areas include food fraud, food labelling, the adulteration or substitution of food with lower quality or harmful foods and contamination of food and feed.

Studying part-time on day release, she graduated from Liverpool John Moores University with a BSc. in Applied Chemistry in 1999 and an MSc. in Instrumental Chemical Analysis in 2002. She was awarded the Mastership in Chemical Analysis (MChemA), the statutory qualification for appointment as a Public Analyst, in 2006.

Liz is Past President of the Association of Public Analysts and Chair of the APA Training Committee. She is a Chartered Chemist and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and is a member of the RSC Membership and Qualifications Board. She is an examiner for the MChemA qualification and is a member of the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST).

In 2014 Liz was named in the UK Top 100 Practising Scientists by the Science Council. In 2016 she was included in the 175 Faces of Chemistry to mark the 175th anniversary of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

External organisation (External collaborations)

NameUniversity of Central Lancashire
LocationFylde Rd,
CityPreston
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom