UJI KUALITATIF KANDUNGAN FORMALIN PADA JAJANAN ANAK SEKOLAH DI KECAMATAN TASIKMADU KABUPATEN KARANGANYAR, JAWA TENGAH

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ABSTRACT
Lately, we occured food product like tofu, meat ball, noodle and other junk
food for children with chemicals dangeruos, so people must be carefull to
consume that food. The food ubtainable sorrounding in schoolchild by grocer.
That food was not durable, so we must add food preservative. A kind of food
preservative is formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is a chemichal, but is’t in use for
food.
This research to obtain qualitative utilization formaldehyde, on junk food
for schoolchild on Elementary school in Tasikmadu district, Karanganyar.
Sample comprised chicken nougat, meat ball, noodle, meat sausage and fish ball.
Chemical for analysis are Kalium Permanganat (PK).
Result shown that 45% junk food detected positive with formadehyde (for
qualitative analysis), totaly sample are 60. 55% not detect negative with
formaldehyde. Qualitative analysis with PK. Chicken nougat, meat ball, sausage
and noodle are most junk food which sold in front of school by grocer. Main of
ingredient are mixed of fluor and meat/chicken/fish for flavored. That food is
durable so that need food additive to preservative that food.
Keyword : formaldehyde, junk food, schoolchild