After passing through sample test, food products sold at four traditional markets and one supermarket in Central Jakarta are free of harmful substances such as formalin, chlorine, and pesticide residues.

Totally we take 261 samples

Central Jakarta Food and Agriculture Section Head, Sunarto stated that sample test was  held at Nangka Bungur Market, Serdang Market, Sumur Batu Market, Gardu Asem, and one supermarket at Jalan Cempaka Mas. 

"Totally we take 261 samples," he expressed, Tuesday (2/12).

Of 261 samples, 124 out of them are agricultural products, 99 samples are fishery products, and 38 samples are livestock products.

In the field, his side conducted formalin and putrefaction tests for fisheries and livestock food products. Then for agriculture products such as, rice, vegetable, and fruit have gone through test for chlorine and pesticide residue.

"We routinely do food safety monitoring in several traditional and modern markets," he stated.