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School of Industrial Technology

Dr. Norlia Mahror

Expertise: 

  1. Food Microbiology
  2. Food Safety
  3. Food Mycology
  4. Mycotoxins

Dr. Norlia Mahror is a senior lecturer at the School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). She holds a PhD in Food Safety from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and MSc in Food Science from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). She joined USM in November 2019 and teach courses related to food microbiology, food safety, and foodborne pathogens. Her research focuses on the detection of mycotoxins in food products, identification and characterisation of mycotoxigenic fungi, including Aspergillus spp., Penicillium spp., Fusarium spp., etc. using morphological and molecular approaches. She is also interested in natural preservatives, such as plant essential oils, to inhibit fungal growth and control mycotoxin contamination in foods. She was appointed as a panel member of the Malaysian Halal Certification Committee, Pulau Pinang, in 2025. Currently, she serves as a member of the Research Committee under the Food Safety Committee, Ministry of Health Malaysia.

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