Analisis Pengetahuan Pedagang Ikan Teri dengan Keberadaan Formalin pada Ikan Teri di Pasar Tradisional Kabupaten Aceh Tamiang Tahun 2024

Abstract

Formalin is one type of food additive used as a food preservative that has been absolutely announced not to be allowed for use when added to food ingredients can cause health problems to the human body if consumed protracted in a long period of time. The presence of formalin content in anchovies can be known from several aspects, one of which is the knowledge aspect. This study aims to analyze the knowledge of anchovy traders on the presence of formaldehyde in anchovies and determine the test results of formaldehyde content in anchovies. This research method uses descriptive research. The population in this study was 15 traders with total sampling technique and the object of research was all types of anchovies sold in Aceh Tamiang Regency which were taken by purposive sampling. The data in this study were analyzed univariately. The results of the study prove that anchovies sold in the Traditional Market of Aceh Tamiang Regency contain positive formalin as many as 2 types of anchovies (13,3%), namely Medan anchovies and rice anchovies as well as the knowledge of traders who knew about the presence of formalin in anchovies is included in the level of good knowledge which is equal to (73,3%). In this study, anchovies that were positive for formaldehyde were obtained from the results of qualitative laboratory testing using formalin test kit and the knowledge of traders about formalin in anchovies could be assessed based on the results of direct interviews with traders using questionnaires. In this study the Traditional Market of Aceh Tamiang Regency was quite good, although there are some traders who still sell anchovies containing formaldehyde. Therefore, the government or related agencies must remain vigilant against the sale of formalin in order to prevent abuse as a preservative in food