<![CDATA[Along with the intense competition between manufacturers, food additives used by producers toincrease their selling power and attract consumers are no longer limited to natural or synthetic(artificial) additives. In recent years, the abuse of hazardous chemicals as additives for food productshas begun to occur. Attractive food colors, chewy food texture, durable food, and affordable prices arethings that are considered capable of attracting consumers. The purpose of this study was to identifythe presence of borax, formalin, as well as rhodamine-B in fish balls, tofu, and ground chilies at theCimahi Antri Market. This research method was conducted using a qualitative test. Of the 5 samples,the results showed that 5 samples of ground chili were negative for rhodamine-B, 5 samples of tofuwere found to be 3 samples positive for formalin, 5 samples of fish balls showed negative borax. So itcan be concluded that 5 samples of ground chili showed negative results for rhodamin-B, 5 samples offish meatballs showed negative results for borax, and 5 samples of tofu showed 3 positive formalin withsample codes: sample 1, sample 4 and sample 5, while 2 other samples were negative formalin.]]>
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