In last sudden inspection in Monas, we found some foods containing hazardous materials, like noodles, crackers, tofu sweet snacks

Jakartans should be more carefully when you want to buy food at street vendors around the National Monument (Monas). Besides cleanliness is not guaranteed, some traders are still using hazardous materials, such as dyes and artificial sweeteners. Even, the Food and Drugs Monitoring Agency (BPOM) found many snack foods and beverages in Monas area containing the hazardous materials.

"In last sudden inspection in Monas, we found some foods containing hazardous materials, like noodles, crackers, tofu sweet snacks," said Head of Jakarta BPOM, Dewi Prawitasari, Wednesday (7/2).

Prawitasari added that the dangerous foods are found after her party did a test randomly at several points. As a result, the hazardous substances found in certain products. "We did test from west, east, until south sides of Monas," she expressed.

According to her, dyes and hazardous materials found on food and beverage products, particulary noodles. Such findings have also been shown to the public in the implementation of the Monas Jakarta Fair.

"Most people looked surprise and enthusiastic, from not knowing to knowing," she explained.

She admitted that until now, her party keeps conduction socialization about how to distinguish foods containing formalin and artificial sweeteners. This statement came out in the moment of big events like Monas Jakarta Fair.

"We usually open a stand and give explanation orally and through brochure," she told.

She expressed, this finding will be reported to Jakarta Provincial Government and will encourage the government to take action.

"We also still continue to do the sampling and then continued by action from by local government," she stressed.