The Preservative in Our Food
The content of preservatives in 14 makes of sauce and soy sauce that circulated in the market, exceeded the normal limit.
Natrium benzoat and potassium sorbat often was used to preserve the food product.
"There were no safe food preservatives".
This sentence that must be guarded against by you when wanting to eat delicious food that was sprinkled chilli sauce sauce or tomatoes and soy sauce.
His article almost all the food products contained preservatives or chemistry that exceeded the safe threshold could be dangerous for the health.
The use of the preservatives deliberate was carried out by the producer of food so that his food stays durable and lasts long when being sold in the market.
This sentence that must be guarded against by you when wanting to eat delicious food that was sprinkled chilli sauce sauce or tomatoes and soy sauce.
His article almost all the food products contained preservatives or chemistry that exceeded the safe threshold could be dangerous for the health.
The use of the preservatives deliberate was carried out by the producer of food so that his food stays durable and lasts long when being sold in the market.
Was based on the Jakarta research of the Consumer's Agency (LKJ), was gotten 14 from 23 makes of sauce and soy sauce that were sold in the market contained excessive preservatives.Preservatives that were used were natrium benzoat and potassium sorbat
Make soy sauce of the Surabaya Fish of the production Onion, East Java, including among them the user natrium benzoat and potassium sorbat that was abundant.
According to Nurhasan, the researcher LKJ, from the laboratory test showed the level of natrium benzoat that was used the soy sauce reached 1109,4 milligram per kilogram from necessarily 600 milligram.
According to Nurhasan, the researcher LKJ, from the laboratory test showed the level of natrium benzoat that was used the soy sauce reached 1109,4 milligram per kilogram from necessarily 600 milligram.
Tri's make sauce the Main Point of the Bandung production also was not inferior incorrectly used natrium benzoat and potassium sorbat, namely twice the fold from the level of that was permitted.
The "The preservative could indeed trigger several illness kinds if being consumed excessively," said Lilis Nuraida, the researcher Seafast Center.
The government was quite proven baggy in this case.
Because the food product and the drink that must be supervised achieved two million kinds.
While the Military Police Body admitted to not having enough funds and the power to supervise this food product.
Natrium benzoat and potassium sorbat indeed not the chemical was banned so as to be traded freely in several chemical markets.His price was then very cheap.To one kilogram natrium benzoat only around Rp 13 thousand as far as Rp 20 thousand.Whereas one kilogram potassium sorbat around Rp 50 thousand as far as Rp 100 thousand.Uptil now, the two chemicals were imported from China and European countries.
The import of potassium sorbat per the month reached 68 metric tonne and 40 metric tonne among them for the food industry.Now the import natrium benzoat per the month reached 152 metric tonne and 120 metric tonne was used for the food product.
The foundation of the Consumer's Indonesian Agency believed the brightness of the case of excessive preservative to food showed the weakness of the protection of the consumer's rights.Now the government did not stress gave the legal sanction of the naughty producers.Like most recorded in Food regulations of No. 8/1999 about Consumer Protection, the perpetrators of efforts that threatened the health of the consumer could put on maximal prison sanctions five years along with the fine as far as Rp 2 billion.
The product have material the preservative or indeed not be difficult was distinguished in a seen manner the eyes.Then, the inclusion of the material composition to the package label of the product was very important.Only decisions consumed free food the preservative or finally did not die to the consumer. (Budi Iswara)
