Jurnal Medika Veterinaria
Vol 8, No 2 (2014): J. Med. Vet.

Detection of Formalin Contamination in Fried Meatball Sold Around Darussalam Banda Aceh

Ismail Ismail (Laboratorium Kesmavet Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan Universitas Syiah Kuala Banda Aceh)
Sulasmi Sulasmi (Laboratorium Kesmavet Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan Universitas Syiah Kuala Banda Aceh)
Sahlan Harahap (Program Studi Pendidikan Dokter Hewan Fakultas Kedoketran Hewan Universitas Syiah Kuala Banda Aceh)



Article Info

Publish Date
02 Aug 2014

Abstract

The aims of this research was to identify formalin contained in fried meatball sold in Darussalam Banda Aceh. This research used fried meatballs collected from 10 different booths and examined in veterinary public health laboratory, Veterinary Medicine Faculty of Syiah Kuala University. The examination of formalin contained in fried meatballs was carried out using formalin test method. The result showed that all fried meatballs sold in Darussalam Banda Aceh examined did not contain formalin, proven by there was no colour change on the test and it was therefore save to consume.Key words: meatball, formalin

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JMV

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Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Immunology & microbiology Medicine & Pharmacology Veterinary

Description

Jurnal Medika Veterinaria is published biannually in February and August. The scope of this journal includes Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science, Science, and Medicine. The journal accepts original research papers, case study, and review article. All submissions are evaluated by peer reviewers who ...