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4(5)-methylimidazole (4-MeI) is a potential carcinogen widely used in food colours. EU regulations specify a maximum allowable concentration of 200 ppm for 4-MeI in caramel colours. This study reports an electrochemical determination technique for 4-MeI in caramel colours for the first time. The effect of pH and interference from air were studied to optimize the detection conditions on a glassy carbon electrode in aqueous alkaline solutions using square wave voltammetry (SWV) technique. The concentration of 4-MeI was quantitatively measured down to 10 μM (∼0.8 ppm). Traditional methods such as HPLC, GC, spectrometry and immunoassays involve either expensive instrumentation and reagents or time consuming preparation and detection processes. This study demonstrates the possibility of rapid and simple electrochemical determination of (4-MeI) in food colours with minimum workup using a portable potentiostat.
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