<![CDATA[Abstrak: Banyak kalangan mitra belum menyadari bahaya makanan yang mengandung zat aditif berbahaya dan dilarang karena dapat merusak kesehatan tubuh seperti formalin, boraks dan rhodamin. Mitra wilayah Duri Selatan belum mengetahui secara sederhana dalam mendeteksi adanya bahan pangan berbahaya tersebut dalam makanan. Program Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat dengan pelatihan deteksi bahan tambahan makanan berbahaya bertujuan untuk memberikan pengetahuan dan pemahaman mengenai pendeteksian bahan makanan berbahaya seperti boraks, formalin dan rhodamin. Metode Pengabdian masyarakat yang digunakan melalui penyuluhan dan pelatihan yang meliputi sosialisasi tentang bahaya zat aditif terlarang dalam makanan dan pelatihan membuat alat sederhana untuk mendeteksi adanya boraks dengan menggunakan bahan bumbu dapur kunyit serta alat tusuk gigi. Kegiatan dilanjutkan praktek mendeteksi adanya zat aditif terlarang dalam makanan menggunakan peralatan yang telah dibuat serta alat deteksi formalin dan rhodamin B dalam bentuk reagen test. Kegiatan ini berkontribusi dalam peningkatan taraf kesehatan masyarakat melalui keterampilan memilih bahan pangan aman bagi kesehatan. Mitra sasaran kegiatan pelatihan sebanyak 30 orang terdiri dari ibu-ibu Kader PKK, Tokoh Masyarakat, para pelaku UMKM di Wilayah Duri Selatan. Hasil yang telah dicapai dalam kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat terdapat persentase peningkatan pengetahuan tentang bahan makanan berbahaya sebesar 12,10% dengan kategori pengetahuan sangat baik dan peningkatan pemahaman dengan tindakan positif dengan persentase peningkatan sebesar 20,80%. Abstract: Many partners are not aware of the dangers of foods containing dangerous additives and are prohibited because they can damage body health such as formalin, borax, and rhodamine. The partners of the Duri Selatan region do not know simply how to detect the presence of these dangerous foodstuffs in food. The Community Service Program with training on the detection of hazardous food additives aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the detection of hazardous food substances such as borax, formalin, and rhodamine. The community service method is used through counseling and training which includes socialization about the dangers of banned additives in food and training to make simple tools to detect the presence of borax using turmeric spices and toothpicks. The activity continued with the practice of detecting the presence of prohibited additives in food using the equipment that had been made as well as a formalin and rhodamine B detection tool in the form of a test reagent. This activity contributes to improving the level of public health through the skills to choose food that is safe for health. The target partners of the training activities is 30 persons, They are: PKK cadres, community leaders, UMKM or market traders in the Duri Selatan area of West Jakarta. The results that have been achieved in community service activities are an increase in knowledge of hazardous food ingredients by 12.10% with the category of very good knowledge and an increase in understanding with positive action with an increase in the percentage of 20.80%.]]>
