Summary: | Research on residual formalin on chicken meat in traditional markets,
supermarkets and pitchman in Yogyakarta is aiming to find out the prevalensi of the
use of formalin on chicken meat in traditional markets, self-service and pitchman of
Yogyakarta, as well as factors related to the occurrence.
The sample used is 98 chicken meat obtained from 11 traditional markets, 19
supermarkets and 23 pitchman in Yogyakarta are chosen at random. Each sample was
tested using reagent fenilhidrazin. The testing done in duplo. Formaldehyde residue
testing methods using fenilhidrazin that is by weighing 10 grams of meat, add 10 ml
aquadest, mashed. Supernatan is taken and put into test tubes and then add 3 drops of
a solution of fenilhidrazin 0.5%, plus 2 drops of a solution of sodium nitroprusid 5%,
and 3 drops of a solution of NaOH plus 10%. If the solution is green-blue and finally
turns into a red-orange color, then the sample is positive and if the yellow negative
samples.
This research results showed that 6 of 98 samples of chicken meat containing
formalin, with positive prevalence of 6.1%. Chicken meat derived from formalin
positive traditional markets. Chi-Square analysis showed where the sale gave a
significant role against the presence of formalin on chicken meat that are researched by
the value �2= 6,222, of factors research (questionnaire) shows the origin of chicken
meat sales, location environment of the sale, place of the sale, knowledge of the meat
hygiene and treatment of the meat that is not sold out to give a role to the presence of
negative formalin on chicken meat supermarket and pitchman who researched.
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