2005 Indonesia food scare
The 2005 Indonesia food scare was a food scare in 2005 in Jakarta, Indonesia, when the government found that 60% of noodle shops in the capital had been serving noodles laced with formaldehyde, a known carcinogen. Police raids were immediately launched to shut down the large suppliers to spread awareness of the consequences faced by formaldehyde offenders that included large fines and a maximum 15-year jail term, if found guilty.[1] Noodles in the 2007 Vietnam food scare also had the same contaminant, and the chemical preservative had also definitely been found on tofu, noodles, and salted fish. Thailand[2] has similar formaldehyde problems. Rumors spread that it was used on chicken as well.[3]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ador, Nadya Joy (2016-11-14). "A History of Food Scare Scandals in Indonesia". Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ Sukrung, Karnjariya. "The truth about your veggies". Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
- ^ "Formaldehyde food scare in Indonesia". Sydney Morning Herald. Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore. January 9, 2006. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
