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Formalin adalah zat kimia beracun. Formalin dilarang penggunaannya pada makanan menurut PERMENKES RI No.033 tahun 2012 Tentang Bahan Tambahan Pangan. Bakso, Ikan dan Tahu merupakan bahan makanan sumber protein. Bahan ini mudah mengalami kerusakan karena mikroorganisme. Telah banyak ditemukana kasus penggunaaan formalin pada bahan makanan di Indonesia. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui ada tidaknya formalin pada bakso ikan dan tahu. Metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah bersifat Eksperimen
menggunakan pendekatan Analisis Kualitatif. Hasil yang didapatkan adalah ditemukan 16 sampel (ikan dan ikan asin) positif formalin.

Formaldehyde a toxic chemical compound. Formaldehyde is prohibited for use in food according to the RI Minister of Health Regulation No.033 of 2012 concerning food additives. Meatballs, Fish and Tofu are protein sources of food. This material is easily damaged by microorganisms. There have been many cases of formaldehyde found in food products in Indonesia. The purpose of this study was to determine the presence or absence of formaldehyde in fish, meatball and tofu before and after providing health education. the method used in this study is an experimental method using a Qualitative Analysis approach. The results obtained were found 16 samples (fish and dry fish) is positive of formaldehyde. after providing education to traders the 15 samples still found in the market. That means counselling is not effective as an effort to eliminate formaldehyde in food products.