products. She outlined and employed the protocols (from a microbiological perspective) for food product monitoring and equipment/employee surveillance that eventually became HACCP (Hazard Analysis by Critical Control Points) standards. She also assisted in the determination of a more effective methodology to test for penicillin in cow's milk. Her last few months of work before retirement, she committed to help set up a microbiology laboratory in Tanzania. She was an internationally revered expert in the field. Committees Dick served on a number of committees including: Australian Dairy Produce Standards Organization Australian Defense Forces Food Standards NH&MRC Sub-Committee on Microbiological Food Standards Standards Association of Australia. Biological Advisory Committee of the National Association of Testing Authorities She was the only person to serve on the microbiological subcommittee of NH&MRC food standards committee for the entire 25-year duration that it existed. List of publications "The Thermal Stability of Folic (Pteroylglutamic) Acid" appeared in Immunology & Cell Biology, May 1948 "The Microbiological Assay of Folic Acid" appeared in the Australian Journal of Experimental Biology and Medical Science, May 1948 "Fermentation of Food" was presented at the Academy of Science Awards and recognitions In 1970, she won the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology's Award of Merit. That same year, she became their first woman fellow. She became a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering in 1977. In 2001, Dick was awarded a Centenary Medal for her contributions to food science and technology. References External links Margaret Dick interviewed by Hazel de Berg for the Hazel de Berg collection [sound recording], National Library of Australia Margaret Isabella Brownlee Dick (1918 - 2008), Encyclopedia of Australian Science Miss Margaret Dick (1918-2008), Interviews with Australian Scientists, Australian Academy of Science 1918 births 2008 deaths Australian microbiologists Women microbiologists Australian women scientists University of Melbourne alumni Recipients of the Centenary Medal 20th-century women scientists University of Melbourne women Scientists from Melbourne Australian people of Scottish descent People educated at Mac.Robertson Girls' High School