Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan Pedagang Dengan Keberadaan Formalin Pada Ikan Asin Teri Nasi Di Pasar Tradisional Surakarta

Formalin is a food additive that is prohibited because it is harmful to health. The examination that has been carried out by the Central Java BPOM at the Surakarta Traditional Market shows that there are several types of foods that contain formaldehyde, one of which is processed fish. The presence of formalin in salted fish shows the lack of knowledge that traders have in choosing products from distributors, because knowledge is the main capital in determining the behavior of traders in choosing salted fish that is not formalin in food ingredients. This study aims to determine the relationship between the level of knowledge of traders and the presence of formalin in anchovy salted fish in the Surakarta Traditional Market. This type of research is observational with a cross sectional approach. Research locations in Surakarta Traditional Markets are Sidodadi Market, Nongko Market, Legi Market, Nusukan Market and Harjodaksino Market. The population of this research is 33 traders of anchovy salted fish and anchovy salted fish sold in Surakarta Traditional Market which were taken by purposive sampling technique. Formalin analysis uses a test kit, while the analysis of traders' knowledge of formalin uses a questionnaire. Next, a chi-square test is carried out to determine the relationship between traders' knowledge of formalin and the presence of formalin. The results showed that 12 of the 33 samples of salted fish contained formalin, including Sidodadi Market 3, Legi Market 3, Nongko Market 2, Nusukan Market 2, and Harjodaksino Market 2. Analysis of knowledge about formaldehyde showed that 18 sellers had good knowledge and 15 people had good knowledge. poor knowledge. The results of the chi square analysis showed that there was no relationship between the knowledge of traders and the presence of formalin in anchovy salted fish with a significance value of 0.261 > 0.05. There is a possibility that traders do not know whether the salted fish sold is formalin because traders only take merchandise and resell it, it is necessary to routinely monitor the circulation of salted anchovy fish with formalin in the Surakarta Traditional Market from related agencies such as the Trade Service, Health Service and BPOM