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    Hong Kong Center for Food Safety: 4-Methylimidazole in cola beverages

    • Last Update: 2021-06-29
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Introduction1.


    In March 2012, a non-governmental monitoring organization in the United States stated that it found that cola beverages sold in the United States contained 4-methylimidazole (4-methylimidazole), a kind of caramel pigment (also known as caramel pigment).
    Sauce) chemical contaminants produced during the production process


    Statutory Regulation1.


    The Codex Alimentarius Commission has established standards to allow caramel coloring to be widely used in food


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