4-Methylimidazole 4-甲基咪唑

4-Methylimidazole
繁：4-甲基咪唑
简：4-甲基咪唑

消費者委員會測試40款豉油、醬油和鮮露，發現11款驗出微量可能致癌的4-甲基咪唑，含量介乎0.1ppm至15.9ppm，其中以「御品皇金標老抽」和「同珍王字老抽」含量最高。

11款豉油 含可致癌物（2016年8月16日）。都市日報，取自 http://www.metrohk.com.hk/?cmd=detail&id=316707

Soy sauces and seasonings are common condiments in Chinese dishes, but more than one in four samples tested by the council were found to contain chemical compound “4-methylimidazole”, including those from popular brands such as Yu Pin King and Tung Chun.

Sun, N. (2016, August 15). More than 1 in 4 soy sauce samples found with substance that can cause cancer, Hong Kong watchdog warns. South China Morning Post. Retrieved http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2004071/consumer-watchdog-finds-11-out-40-soy-sauce