The Influence of Borax in the Meatball

This paper describes how today many incidents of use of borax and formaldehyde as a food
preservative. Where the two materials is prohibited to use as a raw material of food. And if its
use continues to be done and consumed can cause various diseases, especially cancer and even
death to the next level. It has become something quite serious and trying to be a problem well
solved by various parties, especially the government.
As a major center of the state, the government should be able to decide wisely and act how the
handling of the case. Especially the case in making meatballs with borax preservatives and
various foods such as salted fish and know that preserved using formalin. A variety of solutions
we have written here. But the solution is not everything can be run with instant results and it is
likely many factors that led to the settlement of this problem can not be resolved properly.
Because of this problem must come back to the people directly involved.

CHAPTER 1
Nowadays a lot of chemicals and various other mixtures are made and created to make people
work in making food more effectively and efficiently. But in addition to food also made
chemicals for the manufacture of other needs. Where such chemicals may not be used in the
manufacture of food and can be fatal.
It is very important and also worrying. This phenomenon is one of the nation's problems and
corruption that must be repaired. Do not let this continue to drag on and the end result of piling
up in the future. Therefore, we tried to summarize in such a way and try to dissect what is
supposed to do and why it is becoming a very important thing.

The meaning of influence

Indonesian to Indonesian
noun
1. existing resources or grow out of something (person, thing) who helped shape the character,
beliefs, or act of a person: a big one - the old character of his eye out;
was • pe • flowers • v 1 no bearing spirit; have an influence: state of the household is ~ an eye
out character development of children; two power: he was a wealthy and who is ~ in the country;
me me • • • nga ruhi influential pd v 1: be ~ one's inner state of his power; 2 pd wear influences:
it touts trying ~ her that he would sell the pearls;
ter • pe • flowers • v spirit affected

The meaning of meatballs

Meatballs or meatball is a ball of meat type most prevalent in the cuisines of Indonesia. [1]
Meatballs are generally made from a mixture of ground beef and tapioca flour, but there are also
meatballs made from chicken meat, fish, or shrimp. In the presentation, the meatballs are
generally served hot with a clear beef broth, mixed with noodles, rice noodles, bean sprouts, tofu,
sometimes eggs, sprinkled with fried onions and celery. Meatballs are very popular and can be
found all over Indonesia; from street vendors carts to great restaurants. Various types of
meatballs now widely on offer in the form of frozen foods sold in supermarkets and shopping
malls. Sliced meatballs can also be used as a complement to other foods such as fried noodles,
fried rice, or cap cai.
Variation
• Meatballs veins: sliced meatballs filled veins or tendons and flesh tetelan rough
• Meatballs tennis balls or meatballs eggs: a tennis ball-sized meatballs contain egg poached
chicken
• Meatballs sprawl: meatball shaped flat
• Meatballs fish: meatballs made from fish meat
• Meatballs Shrimp: meatballs made from shrimp
• Malang Meatballs: meatball dish from the city of Malang, East Java; complete with yellow
noodles, tofu, dumplings, and fried dumplings
• Meatballs cheese: a new meatball recipe contains cheese
• Meatballs Fuel: meatballs spread with special spices and baked directly (without charcoal) and
provided with pieces of diamond and the warm broth and peanut sauce. Usually topical
seasoning before being burned is the one that determines whether or not tasty grilled meatballs.
Health
In the process makes, there are meatballs mixed with borax or Bleng to make the flour into the
meat like a more supple and more durable. [2] This makes the meatballs once considered food
insecure by BPOM. BPOM warned that eating foods high boron levels over the past 5-10 years
may increase the risk of liver cancer. [3] The meatballs are sold in many traditional markets and
supermarkets are required to free borax.

The meaning of borax

Borax is a chemical used as a wood preservative, antiseptic timber and controlling cockroaches.
While formaldehyde is a chemical used as a disinfectant, insect repellent and in textiles and
plywood.
Both chemicals are indeed useful if used according to its function, but it becomes very dangerous
when used in the manufacture of food. Where food is everything that a human food ingredient.
And as a result of the use of chemicals can be very fatal, from cancer to cause death.
Indonesian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bleng (IPA: / bləŋ /, of the Java language) is a high concentration of mineral salt mixtures used
in the manufacture of some traditional foods, such as character and gendar. Synonyms biborat
sodium, sodium piroborat, sodium tetraborat.
Bleng is not a pure form of borax, boric acid while pure pharmaceutical industry made better
known as borax. [1] In the industrial world, borax into the solder material, cleaning agents, wood
preservatives, wood antiseptics, and control cockroaches.
In impure form, borax actually been produced since the year 1700 in Indonesia, in the form of
water Bleng. Bleng usually produced from the fields of salt or mud craters (as in Bleduk *
Kuwu, Central Java).
Legality
The government has allowed the use of borax as a food ingredient, but is limited since July 5,
1959, the limit is only 1 gram per 1 kilogram of food, if more, it's illegal
Dangers Bleng and borax
Borax or Bleng not safe to be consumed as food in excessive doses, but ironically the use of
borax as a component in food has been widespread in Indonesia. Consuming foods that contain
borax and does not adversely impact health but borax will accumulate little by little because it is
absorbed in the body in cumulative consumer. Frequent eating disorders berboraks will cause
brain, liver, and kidneys. In large amounts, borax causes fever, anuria (no urine formation),
coma, stimulates the central nervous system, causing depression, apathy, cyanosis, decreased
blood pressure, kidney damage, unconsciousness, and death. Limit of safe / legal use of borax in
food is 1 g / 1 kg of food
Bleng or borax is usually used in the manufacture of the following foods:
• character / plate (rice crackers), as an auxiliary component manufacture gendar (dough
prospective crackers)
• mi
• rice cake, as a hardener
• diamond, as a hardener
• meatballs, as a preservative and hardener
• soy sauce, as a preservative
• cenil, as a hardener
Due to the use Bleng / borax is as pengenyal, substitute materials can be searched for the same
function. Water stimulates and STPP (Sodium Tri-polyphosphate) with the same concentration
are not known to affect the organoleptic response (physical impression and taste) of rice
crackers. [2]
In our script will try to discuss as much detail as possible pendeskripsian of borax and
formaldehyde itself and how the two chemicals can be used as one of the raw material for
making food. Similarly, the various consequences of the use of borax and formaldehyde in the
food and how the solution must be done to eradicate it and prevent it from occurring again.
Borax is a mineral acid salt complex drill found in playa lakes and other evaporite deposits. The
basic structure of borax contains chains of connecting BO2 (OH) BO3 (OH and triangles) the
field of four that is bound to a chain of eight field sskaitan water with a chemical reaction from
drying. They've really changed (at least on their surface) for mineral tincalconite, Na2 B4O7-
5H2O, with the loss of water. This kind of change from one mineral to another leaves the
original shape of the crystal. Minerologists refers to this as a pseudomorph, or "form a bogus"
because tincalconite has a crystalline form of predecessing borax.
Borax is directly deposited in a dry area of the evaporation of water in the lake which is
sometimes called Playas. Playas form only during rainy seasons due to runoff from adjacent
mountains. Runoff that is rich in boron and highly concentrated by evaporation in a dry climate.
Can be Deadly borax
According to Dra. Euis Megawati, Apt., Borax is a solder material, cleaning agents, wood
preservatives, wood antiseptics, and control cockroaches. Synonyms biborat sodium, sodium
piroborat, sodium tetraborat. Its white in color and slightly soluble in water.
Often eating disorders berboraks will cause brain, liver, fat, and kidney. In large amounts, borax
causes fever, anuria (no urine formation), coma, stimulates the central nervous system, causing
depression, apathy, cyanosis, decreased blood pressure, kidney damage, unconsciousness, even
death.
Borax in meatballs
Use borax to improve the quality of meatballs as a preservative has been investigated in 1993.
Establishments found in 26% borax-containing meatballs well in supermarkets, traditional
markets and hawker food vendors. At the encouragement meatballs merchants found 7 out of 13
traders use borax with boron content between 0.01 to 0.6%
Also used alum dissolved in 2 g / liter of water is used to boil the meatballs to dry and harden the
surface of the meatballs. Some processors meatballs using TiO2 is a chemical called titanium
dioxide to avoid dark colors meatballs.
PHYSICAL CHARACTER:
© The color is clear white net ..
© luster is like glass ..
© Crystal transparency is transparent to translucent ..
© crystal system is monoclinic; 2 / m Crystal Habits include blocky to prismatic crystals are
like / different colors with a cross section [penyiku / field] is almost. Too large (masive), and
[as / when / because] hard leather ..
© The split perfect in one direction.
© Hemisphere is conchoidal.
© Hardness is 2 - 2.5 Specific Gravity is approximately 1.7 (all light)
© The color of the white layer ..
© Minerals is similar calcite, halite, hanksite, colemanite, ulexite and other acid salts drill.
© The characteristics of the other: a sweet taste of alkaline, calcareous change to tincalconite /
pale white with drying.
CHAPTER 2
Nowadays a lot of chemicals and various other mixtures are made and created to make people
work in making food more effectively and efficiently. But in addition to food also made
chemicals for the manufacture of other needs. Where such chemicals may not be used in the
manufacture of food and can be fatal.
It is very important and also worrying. This phenomenon is one of the nation's problems and
corruption that must be repaired. Do not let this continue to drag on and the end result of piling
up in the future. Therefore, we tried to summarize in such a way and try to dissect what is
supposed to do and why it is becoming a very important thing.
Bang, baksonya boraksnya not wear? MSG was not much? Sometimes questions like this came
out when consumers buy it. Consumers want to get a product that is safe, of course. Indeed,
some traders meatballs often use additional materials in its products, such as bleach,
preservative, borax, pengenyal (phosmix MP). Bleach is commonly used types of Food Grade
Titanium dioxide. Commonly used preservative is sodium benzoate, limit its use in food
products 0.1% maximum.
Borax in the form of a white powder used in the meatballs to produce a dry product (visible and
not sticky), this material including chemicals banned for use in food products. To produce a
rubbery meatballs, visible & will not stick can be added phosmix MP (food grade) instead of
Borax

   1. What are the factors that encourage certain parties to use borax or formalin on the food they
produce?
   2. What type of food that were targeted use of borax or formalin in the manufacturing process?
   3. How to know a food is made with preservatives from borax or formaldehyde?
   4. What is the result of the use of borax or formalin in food products?
   5. How is the handling of the use of borax and formaldehyde in food products is to be
eradicated completely?
Knowing the sense of borax and formaldehyde.
Knowing the types of food that were targeted use of borax and formaldehyde in the
manufacturing process. Knowing the negative impact of the use of borax and formaldehyde in
food products.

Knowing the role of government in combating the use of formaldehyde and borax in food.

   1. Borax and formaldehyde is a preservative commonly used for the textile, wood, etc.. Can
also be used as an insect repellent and other things that had nothing to do with food.
   2. Types of food that were targeted use of borax or formalin in the manufacturing process are
tofu, tempeh, meatballs and salted fish.
   3. As a result of the use of borax or formalin in food products is a range of disorders of the
gastrointestinal tract, liver, nerve, brain, and the organs that are directly affected webbed. And if
there is continuously can cause cancer and even death.
   4. Actually the government has been instrumental in eradicating the use of borax and
formaldehyde in food products. But the actions taken by the government are less assertive and
not right on target. So until now we still often see people who have been poisoned or exposed to
other diseases, caused by eating foods that contain borax or formalin.

 Benefit

Characteristic can find food with the raw materials of borax or formalin as a preservative so it
can avoid it.

Can avoid the direct use of borax and formalik on food products. Can add insight to know the
impact resulting from the use of borax and formaldehyde in food products.
Can help the prevention and eradication of the use of borax and formaldehyde with various
solutions that have been considered.
Borax has long been used to manufacture gendar society rice, crackers gendar, or puli crackers
that traditionally in Java called "Karak" or "Plate". Besides, borax is used for the food industry
such as in the manufacture of wet noodles, rice cake, diamond, even in the manufacture of soy
sauce meatballs.

Consuming borax in food does not directly be bad, but its accumulated (piled up) little by little
in the liver, brain and testes. Borax is not only absorbed through the digestive tract but also can
be absorbed through the skin. Borax are absorbed in the body in small amounts will dikelurkan
through the urine and feces, and very little through sweat. Borax is not only disturb the
metabolic enzymes but also disrupt the male reproductive organs. Borax consumed high
enough to cause symptoms of dizziness, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach cramps, kidney damage,
loss of appetite.

CHAPTER 3
Borax is a sodium salt are widely used in various non-food industry, particularly the paper
industry, glass, wood preservatives, and ceramics. Borax plain white crystalline powder,
odorless, easily soluble in water, but borax can not dissolve in alcohol. Borax is used as a wood
preservative and antiseptic. Strong preservative power of borax from boric acid content therein.

Boric acid is often used in medicine and cosmetics. For example, a solution of boric acid in
water is used as an eyewash and is known as boorwater. Boric acid is also used as a mouthwash,
nasal spray, and ointment minor injuries. However, this material should not be drunk or used in
the wound area, because toxic when absorbed into the body. Here are some of the influence of
borax on health.
a. Signs and symptoms of acute:

Vomiting, diarrhea, convulsions and depression of CNS (central nervous system)

b. Signs and symptoms of chronic
- Decreased appetite
- Digestive disorders
- CNS Disorders: confused and stupid
- Anemia, hair loss and cancer.
While formaldehyde is a colorless liquid used as a disinfectant, insect repellent, and
preservatives used in textiles and wood. Formalin has the smell was terrible, and easily soluble in
water or alcohol. Some effects of formaldehyde on health are as follows.

   1. If inhaled will cause a burning sensation in the nose and throat, difficulty breathing,
shortness of breath, headache, and can cause lung cancer.
   2. Contact with skin will cause redness, itching, and skin burns
   3. If the affected eye will cause red eyes, itchy, watery, eye damage, blurred vision, even
blindness
   4. If swallowed will cause nausea, vomiting, stomach feels sore, diarrhea, headache, dizziness,
heart problems, liver damage, nerve damage, skin turning blue, loss of vision, seizures, coma and
even death.

Borax and formalin would be useful to the positive when it is used in accordance with the
supposed, but both materials must not be used as a food preservative because these materials are
very dangerous, as described above effects on health. However, because he wanted to make a
profit as much as possible, many food manufacturers who continue to use both these materials
and does not take into account the danger. In general, the reason the producers used
formaldehyde and borax as a food preservative is that both of these materials are easy to use and
easy to obtain, because of its relatively cheap price compared to other preservatives that do not
adversely affect health. In addition, the borax and formaldehyde are compounds that can improve
the texture of food so as to produce a good way, such as meatballs and crackers. Some examples
of foods that are in the making frequent use of borax and formaldehyde are the meatballs,
crackers, fish, tofu, noodles, and chicken meat.

Formaldehyde and borax are additional materials that are dangerous to humans because it is
toxic. When consumed in high concentrations of poison would affect the nerve. In layman we
can not know how big the levels of formaldehyde and borax concentrates are used in a food. It is
therefore better to avoid foods that contain formaldehyde and borax. Here are some ways to
identify foods that use formaldehyde and borax.
- Meatballs are using borax has a distinctly different plasticity of plasticity that uses a lot of beef
meatballs.

- Crackers containing borax will swell if fried and soft, nice and crunchy texture.

- Wet fish that is not broken until 3 days at room temperature, dark red gills and not brilliant, and
has a distinctive smell of formalin.

- Know the form of good, chewy, not easily broken, lasting up to more than
3 days, even more than 15 days at refrigerator temperatures, and typical smelly formaldehyde.

- Wet noodles are usually more durable for up to 2 days at room temperature (25 degrees
Celsius), foul-smelling, rubbery, non-sticky and slightly shiny.

CHAPTER 4

In this chapter will be explained about what is borax and formaldehyde, the impact of the use of
borax and formaldehyde in foods and other types of foods that contain borax and formaldehyde
that all of them equipped with the results of the previous questionnaire.
Knowledge of Borax and Formalin
According to the poll result disuatu area, found that an knows for sure what it is borax and
formaldehyde is 29 people and who do not know so sure what it is borax and formaldehyde were
11 people, from a total of 40 questionnaires were distributed.
It shows that respondents who know exactly what it is borax and formalin more than he did not
know for sure. If included in the percent of the 72.5% of respondents claimed to know borax and
formaldehyde, while 27.5% are not so aware of borax and formaldehyde.

These results suggest that education and knowledge of borax and formaldehyde should be more
frequently socialized, that are expected of us know exactly what it is borax and formaldehyde, so
it can use them correctly, in accordance with its function. It is expected also to the knowledge of
borax and formaldehyde, the case of the use of borax and formaldehyde in foodstuffs can be
reduced and even disappeared from the public.
Impact of Use of Borax and Formalin In Food

Through the results of questionnaires that have been spread before, we got the result that the
number of respondents who understood the impact of nearly the same questionnaire with the
respondents who do not know much about the impact of borax and formaldehyde in foods. The
number of respondents who know the impact of borax and formaldehyde in food is 18 people
and who do not quite know as much as 20 people while the same did not know there are 2
people.
From these results can be concluded that the majority of respondents are still ambiguous or
confused about what the impact of borax and formaldehyde for the body.

So what exactly is the impact of borax and formaldehyde in the food our body when consumed?
a. Formalin
Formalin should not be used as a preservative for food. As a result, when used in food and
human consumption will cause some symptoms of which are hot and throat cancers that will
ultimately affect other organs, as well as other symptoms.

Effect of Formalin Against Health:

- If inhaled
Burning sensation in the nose and throat, difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, headaches,
lung cancer.
- Contact with skin
Redness, itching, burning skin
- In case of eye
Redness, itching, watery eyes, eye damage, blurred vision, blindness
- If swallowed
Nausea, vomiting, abdominal tenderness, diarrhea, headache, dizziness, heart problems, liver
damage, nerve damage, skin turning blue, loss of vision, seizures, coma and death.
b. Borax
Its toxic effects will be felt when borax consumed a cumulative and repetitive use. Effect on
health:
- Signs and symptoms of acute:
Vomiting, diarrhea, red dilendir, convulsions and depression of CNS (central nervous system)
- Signs and symptoms of chronic
- Decreased appetite
- Digestive disorders
- CNS Disorders: confused and stupid
- Anemia, hair loss and cancer.

Formaldehyde and borax are additional materials that are dangerous to humans because it is
toxic. When consumed in high concentrations of poison would affect the nerve. In layman we do
not know how big the levels of formaldehyde and borax concentrations that are considered
dangerous. Because it helps us avoid foods that contain formaldehyde and borax. Keep children
away from foods that contain borax and formaldehyde. Formaldehyde and borax should not be
used in foods.
 Foods that usually contain Formaldehyde or Borak
Based on the results of research through a questionnaire that has been in the spread, the number
of respondents who think that know and meatballs are the foods most often given as many as 33
people formalin, while those choosing fish as many as 6 people, and a person chose crackers.
Meanwhile, according to the usual foods that contain borax and formaldehyde that typically they
consume, the number of respondents who chose tofu and meatballs as many as 28 people, 10
people chose fish and 2 people chose crackers.
These data indicate that most high school students thought that Canisius know and meatballs is a
food that is usually given formaldehyde or borax. Know and meatballs are well known often
formalin and borax, but not those foods that are most often given formaldehyde or borax. Based
on research Agency for Drugs and Food Indonesia in 2005, the use of borax formalin in fish and
seafood ranked top. Namely, 66 percent of the total 786 samples. While the wet noodle ranks
second with 57 percent. Tofu and meatballs are in the next sequence which is 16 percent and 15
percent. And the third question on the questionnaire respondents were much answered that they
most frequently consume tofu and meatballs. In fact, according to most of them know and
meatballs are the foods that usually contain borax or formalin. Why are they still often eat even
consider that idea and borax are most often contain formaldehyde and borax? Perhaps this was
due to Canisius high school students believe that the traders at Canisius would not give
formaldehyde and borax on the merchandise, then they are not afraid to eat them.
Still, borax and formaldehyde is very dangerous if ingested. Although based on research results
and Drug Administration Food Indonesia in 2005 the use of borax and formaldehyde are the
most fish and seafood, but the amount of 16 percent and 15 percent remains a large amount. We
must be careful in choosing the food we will eat, especially foods that are emerging borax or
formalin.
Therefore, the following about the characteristics of some foods that were given borax and
formaldehyde:

a. Wet noodle

The use of formalin in wet noodles noodles will cause no damage to two days at room
temperature (25 degrees Celsius) and lasted more than 15 days at refrigerator temperature (10
degrees Celsius). It smells a little sting, the smell of formalin. No more sticky and shiny noodles
than normal noodles. The use of borax in the manufacture of noodles will yield a more chewy
texture.

B. Know

Tofu is a food that much-loved community, because the taste and high nutritional content. But
behind the deliciousness we need to be vigilant because it could contain hazardous materials out.
Consider carefully when finding out that is not easily destroyed or more hard and chewy than
usual know, most likely knew they contain hazardous materials, can be formalin and borax. In
addition, formalin not know who will break up to three days at room temperature (25 degrees
Celsius) and lasted more than 15 days at refrigerator temperature (10 degrees Celsius). Know
also be too hard, but not solid. The smell is rather mengengat, the smell of formalin.

C. Meatball
Meatballs are not broken until five days at room temperature (25 degrees Celsius). Also very
chewy texture.

D. Fresh fish

Fresh fish texture formalin his body will become stiff and difficult to cut. He was not broken
until three days at room temperature (25 degrees Celsius). Color dark red gills and not brilliant,
not the color of fresh red meat and white fish net.

E. Salted fish

Salted fish containing formaldehyde will feel stiff and hard, dry the outside but the inside rather
damp because meat inside still contain water. Because it still contains water, the fish will be
heavier than salted fish that do not contain formaldehyde. Not broken until more than 1 month at
room temperature (25 degrees Celsius). Fish's body is clean, bright.
The role of government in combating borax and formaldehyde in Indonesia
Although the spread of borax and formaldehyde in Indonesia has been considerable and has
become common, the government still does not take a decisive step in tackling this. The proof
can be obtained, that in fact the use of formaldehyde and borax as a food preservative is still
rampant.
Actually, the government has tried to take action, namely by the Food and Drug Monitoring
Agency (BPOM). Some steps have been taken by any national authorities, such as: prohibiting
comestible white rabbit creamy candy brands, kiamboy, classic cream, black currants, and
candied plums; issued Permenkes no. 722/1998 regarding the prohibited additives used in food,
and to disseminate the use of food additives permitted in food & beverage production process
according to Law no. 23/1992 to aspects of food safety, & Law. 71/1996. But the efforts made
POM, only considered bullying by the traders, because the POM just passed legislation and
rules. But POM does not act decisively as strict sanctions for merchants who are still using borax
and formaldehyde, even this body is less intense in a raid.
From the questionnaire data that we distribute to some respondents, there is the question: "Do
you think the government has no role in the eradication of formalin? "And out of the question, as
many as 4 people answered the government's efforts is a lot, as many as 17 people answered the
government's effort was pretty, and the last 19 people answered the government's efforts did not
exist at all.
From the questionnaire results above, it can be concluded that government efforts are still
lacking, as more people who think that government efforts are still very lacking. This may be
because the government is less serious / decisive in handling this problem, but this is a serious
problem, because it can endanger human health. The government should more aggressively in
addressing this issue.

BE CAREFUL Foods Containing Borax and Formalin Still Rampant

According to BPOM borax ma FORMALIN still threaten communities in the year 2011,
"We ask the community is always vigilant with food beverages consumed," said Deputy 3 Food
and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM) Roy Sparingga

According to him, the negative impact of food and drinks mixed with hazardous materials such
as borax and formaldehyde is more worrisome than other materials

On the other hand, he suggests, the parents increased control over their children, following the
child's snacks are sold freely in every school has a great potential for containing borax or
formalin
"During this time, school children often buy drinks without looking at the quality of the food
security of the goods consumed," he said, adding

Establishments found in 26% borax-containing meatballs well in supermarkets, traditional

markets and hawker food vendors. At the encouragement meatballs merchants found 7 out of 13
traders use borax with boron content between 0.01 to 0.6%

Also used alum dissolved in 2 g / liter of water is used to boil the meatballs to dry and harden the
surface of the meatballs. Some processors meatballs using TiO2 is a chemical called titanium
dioxide to avoid dark colors meatballs.

to know the foods containing formalin borak ma gmpang GAN we only need one cat (many jg g
pa2) trus Quote means the cat will eat g g g laen mkanan tsbt not contain hazardous substance
except his cat emg dah jd satiety or more sprue malez mkan

more clearly for what it is ane jelasin borax ,,,??

Borax
borax is a high concentration of mineral salt mixtures used in the manufacture of some
traditional foods if people say Bleng Java, Bleng is not a pure form of borax, boric acid while
pure pharmaceutical industry made more commonly known as borax.
In the industrial world, borax into the solder material, cleaning agents, wood preservatives, wood
antiseptics, and control cockroaches,,
Bleng usually produced from the fields of salt or mud craters (as in Bleduk * Kuwu, Central
Java, Lapindo mud if can can-can dibkin borax borax Indonesia the world's largest producer
huh??

Borax is not safe for consumption as food, but ironically the use of borax as a component in the
diet is widespread in Indonesia. Consuming foods that contain borax and does not adversely
impact health but borax will accumulate little by little because it is absorbed in the body in
cumulative consumer. Frequent eating disorders berboraks will cause brain, liver, and kidneys. In
large amounts, borax causes fever, anuria (no urine formation), coma, stimulates the central
nervous system, causing depression, apathy, cyanosis, decreased blood pressure, kidney damage,
unconsciousness, and death.

Bleng or borax is usually used in the manufacture of the following foods:

* Character / plate (rice crackers), as an auxiliary component manufacture gendar (dough
prospective crackers)
* Mi
* Rice cake, as a hardener (as pngeras dsni bukan2 yg g to be taken)
* Diamond, as a hardener
* Meatballs, as a preservative and hardener
* Soy sauce, as a preservative

FORMALIN
then formalin gan or chemical compound formaldehyde (also known as methanal), is an
aldehyde, which berbentuknya gas, or liquid known as formalin,, Formalin is a solution of
formaldehyde in water, with levels between 10% -40%

Formaldehyde can be used to kill most bacteria, so it is often used as a disinfectant and also as a
preservative. As a disinfectant, Formaldehyde is also known by the name of formalin and used as
a cleanser; floor, vessel, warehouse and clothing, some want the make cmpuran for food? pity as
the body's own ga ya?

Use of Formalin is wrong

Through a number of surveys and laboratory examination, found a number of food products that
use formaldehyde as a preservative. The practice is wrong as this is done by the manufacturer or
food manager who is not responsible. Some examples prduk are often known to contain
formaldehyde as

1. Fresh fish: Fish that clean white color moist, chewy, dark red gills (not fresh red), lasting up to
several days and not easily rot.
2. Cut chicken: Chickens that have been cut clean white, durable and not easily rot.
3. Wet Noodle: Noodle durable wet until a few days and not perishable compared with those not
containing formalin.
4. Tofu: Tofu that looks very nice, chewy, not crumbly lasting several days and are not
perishable.

Effect on body
If exposed to formaldehyde in large amounts, for example, are potentially death. In the human
body, formaldehyde is converted to formic acid which increases the acidity of the blood, shallow
breathing and often, hypothermia, coma, or come to his death.

In the body, formaldehyde can cause DNA bound by proteins, thus disturbing the normal genetic
expression. Experimental animals that inhale formaldehyde kept getting cancer in the nose and
throat, similar to that experienced by employees cutting boards article. But, there are studies that
show if the levels of formaldehyde in a little more, as used in the building, does not cause
carcinogenic effects on living beings are exposed to these substances
Healthy Meatballs

Meatballs is a very popular type of food, found ranging from

restaurants to street vendors. Ever popularity slumped meatballs
because the issue of the use of borax and formaldehyde to preserve
meatball. Meatballs can be made from various kinds of meat, such as meat
cow, buffalo or rabbit. What is important to know the secret formulation that
meatballs tasty, chewy, soft, nutritious, and safe for consumption.

Make Healthy Meatballs

In principle, the making of meatballs consists of four stages, namely:
(1) the destruction of the flesh
(2) making the dough;
(3) printing meatballs;
And
(3) cooking.
In the process of grinding the meat, the temperature will increase due to heat during grinding.
The temperature required to maintain the stability of the emulsion is less than 20oC. Meatballs
printed manually or by means of print meatballs, then boiled in boiling water or
steamed. The way it will produce a healthy meatballs, nutritious,
and safe for consumption (Sri Usmiati).

TUTORIAL How to Know Which Foods Dangerous

Tips this time seems to be applied because it involves food and drink. These tips are useful for
maintaining health as well as continued survival. However, processed foods and beverages that
are not true it can be a killer because topnotch contain substances toxic to the body.

Tips to identify foods and drinks are dangerous and safe is important, especially before the
holidays, this is due to increased consumption levels and usually there are unscrupulous traders
who deliberately seek an advantage over ...

The simplest method of introduction of the color from different angles, the content of borax,
formaldehyde content, gelonggongan meat, chicken stale, stale fish, canned food, snack hazards,
and dangers of plastic packaging.

1. If there are foods that are striking and attractive color it should be suspected, such as sauces
whose color imprint on hand allows the dye used is a dye that can cause cancer.

2. For borax, can be observed from the meatballs. If supple or easily reflected like a rubber ball
bounce on the ground, it means a lot containing borax. It could also be signs of bite back into
shape after being bitten.

3. Should know the white is too harsh even reasonably suspected to contain formalin. Knowing
that not mushy white can presumably formaldehyde content in it.
4. About gelonggong meat (meat that is filled with water), meat like that could be identified from
the water that drips when hung. So, just choose the meat is hung. If there was water dripping
gelonggongan means meat. Another way to recognize from the original color of the meat is still
fresh and red fibers in the meat does not bubble. Also the price is not fair is also a sign of
(cheaper).

5. Fresh chicken meat was slightly yellowish in color, the color is pure white if it is possible for
the former dead chickens, especially if there is blue like bruises and smells very fishy. There's
even a chicken marinated formalin so durable. Recognizing chicken formalin by pressing or
pushing with the index finger. If out mucus or water means never soaked with formalin.
"Formalin in food can also be eliminated." Way, the suspicious food soaked in hot water about
30 minutes or heated with a preheated oven at 121 degrees three minutes. If fish can be
marinated with vinegar of 5 percent for 15 minutes or soaked in salt water for 30 minutes for
dried fish "
6. How to recognize stale fish. When pressed it soft, the color of the gills appear dark red, or
even fish eyes look clear, then the characteristic fish was stale or formalin. Yes it is easiest to
buy fish that is still no sign of life.

7. Do not buy food packaging tin cans that are dented. Dented cans that will change the
concentration in the packaging, as dented cans may contain toxins due to the content of
botulimun (cosmetic ingredients). If you want safe as it is heated or burned in order to poison the
fish die. Typically, it gives a discount supermarket, "he said.

8. For snacks (snacks) are much liked by children, he said, it needs to be seen dye composition
and its registration number. If the flashy colors or expiration date of its product is dangerous.

9. One more danger that often do not realize is that the packaging of plastic, styrofoam, and
melamine. If the package is filled with meatballs hot, hot soup, hot tea, and hot food or beverage
department will be able to cause cancer.
CHAPTER 5
Conclusion
Based on the description above it can be concluded that:

   1. Most of us already know about the borax and formaldehyde with certainty, but there are also
a few others who do not really know what it is borax and formaldehyde.
   2. There are still some of us who do not know with certainty the impact of the use of borax and
formaldehyde in food products, although some there who knows for sure.

   1. According to the respondents knew and meatballs are the foods most often targeted use of
borax and formaldehyde. But according to research BPOM in 2005, fish are the food most often
targeted borax and formaldehyde.
   2. The government is still lacking and indecisive in addressing the use of borax and
formaldehyde, so there are many cases of this happening.

Suggestion

Based on the overall conclusions of this paper and we want to give some suggestions as follows:
 Further Educate the public about the borax and formaldehyde, meaning, function, and its effects
if not used according to its function.
 Closer scrutiny by the government and taking decisive action, such as government sends
supervisors to certain areas and make laws on borax and formaldehyde.
 Society should be more observant in their food and do not buy it if it seems contain
formaldehyde or borax.
 Awareness of the community to help the eradication and prevention of the use of borax and
formaldehyde in foodstuffs. As reported to the authorities if they see there are other people who
deliberately use borax and formaldehyde in the food it sells, and also not arbitrarily sell borax
and formaldehyde, without knowing the background of their purchases.