in Tangerang, Formalin Foodstuffs Still Found
IdNasional . The Tangerang City Food Task Force team managed to find some food in the form of skin, intestines, and chicken meat from five different stalls in Anyar Market. Not only that, there are several types of vegetables that contain pesticides. Head of Agriculture, Tangerang City Food Security Service, Ibnu Ariefyanto, said that his office immediately examined several samples taken directly from traders, in front of Anyar Market. Checking is done by laboratory tests to determine the chemical content in food ingredients. "We found that intestines and chicken meat contained formalin and other types of harmful preservatives. In addition, we also confiscated some vegetables containing pesticides from traders," he said after conducting a sudden inspection (sidak) at Anyar Market, Tangerang, Thursday. He said, food that is positive for chemicals will be tested further in the central laboratory. That way, the accuracy of the lab test can be ascertained the truth. Ibnu explaine...