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Through-container, extremely low concentration detection of multiple chemical markers of counterfeit alcohol using a handheld SORS device

Overview of attention for article published in Scientific Reports, September 2017
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Title
Through-container, extremely low concentration detection of multiple chemical markers of counterfeit alcohol using a handheld SORS device
Published in
Scientific Reports, September 2017
DOI 10.1038/s41598-017-12263-0
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Authors

David I. Ellis, Rebecca Eccles, Yun Xu, Julia Griffen, Howbeer Muhamadali, Pavel Matousek, Ian Goodall, Royston Goodacre

Abstract

Major food adulteration incidents occur with alarming frequency and are episodic, with the latest incident, involving the adulteration of meat from 21 producers in Brazil supplied to 60 other countries, reinforcing this view. Food fraud and counterfeiting involves all types of foods, feed, beverages, and packaging, with the potential for serious health, as well as significant economic and social impacts. In the spirit drinks sector, counterfeiters often 'recycle' used genuine packaging, or employ good quality simulants. To prove that suspect products are non-authentic ideally requires accurate, sensitive, analysis of the complex chemical composition while still in its packaging. This has yet to be achieved. Here, we have developed handheld spatially offset Raman spectroscopy (SORS) for the first time in a food or beverage product, and demonstrate the potential for rapid in situ through-container analysis; achieving unequivocal detection of multiple chemical markers known for their use in the adulteration and counterfeiting of Scotch whisky, and other spirit drinks. We demonstrate that it is possible to detect a total of 10 denaturants/additives in extremely low concentrations without any contact with the sample; discriminate between and within multiple well-known Scotch whisky brands, and detect methanol concentrations well below the maximum human tolerable level.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 98 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 15 15%
Researcher 14 14%
Student > Bachelor 12 12%
Lecturer 9 9%
Student > Master 8 8%
Other 14 14%
Unknown 26 27%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Chemistry 23 23%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 12 12%
Physics and Astronomy 5 5%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 3%
Medicine and Dentistry 3 3%
Other 18 18%
Unknown 34 35%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 151. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 December 2023.
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#272,883
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#3,159
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#5,705
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#120
of 5,564 outputs
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