Here's how to determine the presence of formaldehyde in food

Officer Civil Service Police Unit South Tangerang City seized know which contains formaldehyde in Market Ciputat, Banten, on Tuesday (8/7). (ANTARA PHOTO / Muhammad Iqbal)

JAKARTA, IFN - The head of the Center for Food and Drug Control Agency in Jakarta Goddess Prawitasari tell how to know which foods contain formaldehyde.

"If formaldehyde or borax, there must be testing after cooking. Do not be crude," Dewi said during an inspection in Rawamangun, Monday.

He said the formaldehyde content in foods is difficult to know with just a whiff.

According to him, the formaldehyde content in foods can be known to put food for three days indoors room temperature, around 25 degrees Celsius.

Foods that contain formaldehyde, such as tofu, not damaged or slimy after three days. "There is no ants or flies are approaching," said Dewi.

He added, knows that contain formaldehyde generally foul-smelling and more resilient and not easily destroyed.

Dewi also explained that wet noodle containing borax usually chewy, not sticky and shiny look.

While foods containing dye, he continued, the color is striking and raises dots of color on food.