ANALISIS KADAR FORMALIN PADA BUAH IMPOR YANG DIJUAL DI BEBERAPA PASAR SWALAYAN DI KOTA MEDAN TAHUN 2015
ABSTRACT: Formalin is
substance which is banned to be added in food according to the regulation of
Indonesia Health Minister Number 1168/Health Minister/Regulation/X/1999 But
many manufacturers still use formalin to make durable import fruits to maintain
the freshness of fruit because importing fruits from the origin country to
Indonesia needs long time. The objective of this research is to know how many
formalin in import fruits which is sold in some supermarket in Medan
This research is survey research in descriptive. The methode of the
research is laboratory check of apple imports, grape imports, and orange
imports by iodimetri titration.
Based on laboratory result from import fruits, can be known that all
number of sample from import fruits contain formalin. The highest Formalin
content in Calmeria Grapes from America is 4,692 mg/ml, Fuji Apple from Japan
is 4,552 mg/ml, and Red Delicious Apple from America is 4,412 mg/ml, and the
lowest formalin is in Imperial Seed Orange from Australia is 1,610 mg/ml.
It is suggested to government to tighten the controls of importing fruits
in to country to prevent the coming fruits which have dangerous content like
formalin. Suggested to BPOM to monitor, control, and educate about formalin
using as added substance in food. It is suggested also to people to be
selective in choosing import fruits to consume. Suggested for further research
done by comparing the levels of formaldehyde in import fruits peeled with
import fruits not peeled . And comparing the levels of formaldehyde in import
fruits before washing with after washing .
Penulis: herna monalisa, devi
nuraini santi, indra chahaya
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd150226
