Counseling Acts of Response to Formaldehyde in Tofu and Fish with Deformalinization in Sumurboto Area

Formaldehyde is a chemical that use as an antiseptic, germicide, anti bacterial agent, and preservative in food processing. It is harmful for food preservative, it can be an impact for human body health. In short terms effects, formaldehyde can cause irritation of respiratory trac, vomiting, and dizziness. If people take formaldehyde continuosly, it will cause liver, heart, brain, and others component of human body become bad function. In this research, PKM-M team make some research to know the impact of formaldehyde in food. This research use tofu and fish which contained formaldehyde. PKM-M team make an activity, that is counseling about formaldehyde inside of fish and tofu. This study conducted in Sumurboto villages. The counseling techniques is consits of member meetings, site surveys, cooperation permits, coordination meeting, giving materials, and simulations. This techniques is aims to provide society in Sumurboto understand about formaldehyde's damage for food in example fish and tofu. In other to understand the damage of formaldehyde is implemented in fish and tofu, it called by deformalization. Deformalization is a technique to know how to choose an healthy food which not consist of formaldehyde.