A couple days before Christmas and New Year, there has been high demand for main daily needs especially in foods. It is believed that people usually have a little or big party as form of gratitude to God about That Days. But both in several markets and malls Health Department discovered some foods with formalin (formaldehyde) being sold, such as wet noodle, chicken, beef, etc.
This case starts from in late 2005 and early 2006 till now. As we know that formaldehyde is a corpse-preserving chemical substance that should not be consumed, because it will make lethal diseases such as cancer, chafe, lever, even death. But sellers not comprehend about them. They have been thinking about the profit and exploiting this moment as their business breakthrough.
Furthermore, Center Government and Local Government must be more active to handle these problems. They should give a warning and punishment to the sellers who use formaldehyde in their products by conficate the product, penalty, etc. in other hand Government should gives an education both are to the people to be careful in buying foods and sellers in selling foods.
There are several ways to educate people and sellers. First, government can create a campaign about formaldehyde and give an information about the characteristic of foods contained formaldehyde to the people and sellers in the markets, malls, offices, and houses. Second, Government can increase the raid in the markets, malls, and also home productions. And last Government should cooperate with media outlet to create public opinion so that people can be careful in buying foods.
Richardus Sigit Pandhu
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