Due Formalin In Food

This last month we were surprised again on news of food products found in this candy containing formalin. If this continues to happen, it will bring adverse effects to humans, especially children who consumed sweets containing formalin at a later date.

Formalin is a poison which is carcinogenic (causes cancer) and there is no safe level for formaldehyde when ingested matter how liquid. Efforts should be made continuous raids, for the guilty must be dealt of course with the punishment it deserves.


Formalin What is it?

Formalin was actually known as a preservative remedy for the body. Even now in the hospital environment is still used to preserve samples of tissue from the biopsy or sample taken during the operation immediately before the examination in a laboratory.

Actually formalin containing 37% formaldehyde in a solvent of water and usually also contain 10% methanol (solvent). Formalin has a characteristic colorless, odor hard and have specific gravity of 1.09 kg / l in the temperature of 20 degrees Celsius.

In the formalin is widely used as an antiparasitic drug. Formalin be effectively used to kill various kinds of parasites and bacteria attached to the ornamental fish.

Additionally, on farms sometimes that would have been diluted formalin is used as a disinfectant. Formalin solution that is used typically with a concentration 1 / 100 to 1 / 10000.


Formalin is prohibited for food

POM research shows that formaldehyde found in everyday foods we consume are wet noodles, salted fish and tofu. When they should be banned from use in food formalin because of adverse effects from use of these toxic substances.

The problem is not knowing the community during which the product contains formaldehyde which are not. Given the impact of the use of chronic use of formalin is highly dangerous and a new impact is felt in the future.

Again, protection measures must be taken immediately to the society. Stern action must also be taken of entrepreneurs who import food products that contain these toxic materials.

unannounced inspections constant should always be done to continue to consistently seek and find food and beverages that contain formalin for society free from the dangers of formaldehyde.



Impact of formaldehyde on humans

Formalin is a toxic substance and is very irritating to skin and eyes. Formalin for the human body is known as a toxic, carcinogenic (cancer causing), mutagenic (causing changes in cells, tissue), corrosive and irritating. Steam from formalin itself is very dangerous if inhaled by breathing and also very dangerous and irritating if ingested by humans.

To the eye, how cairpun formalin remains irritating. If until then the person must be swallowedimmediately drunk plenty of water and immediately asked to regurgitate stomach contents.

Bad for the health impact on a person exposed to formaldehyde may occur due to exposure to the ongoing acute or chronic exposure (many years), including headaches, chronic nasal inflammation (rhinitis), nausea, breathing problems either chronic cough or shortness of chronic breathing.

Formalin can also damage the nerves of the human body and are known as substances that are toxic toour body's nerve (neurotoxic). Disturbances in the neural form of insomnia, sensitive, easily forgotten,difficulty concentrating. In women will lead to menstrual disorders and infertility.

Formalin can also be absorbed by the skin and as mentioned above can also be inhaled by our breathing. Therefore, by direct contact with the substance without swallowing it also has to be bad for health.

Long-term Use of formaldehyde in humans can cause cancer of the mouth and throat. Even in animal studies to cause skin cancer and lung cancer.

So far there is information that says there is no safe level for formaldehyde is if ingested by humans. Once again, it is clear that this substance is very dangerous if exposed to the human body either direct contact, inhaled or swallowed.