ANALIZE OF ADDITIONAL FOOD IN CHILDREN SNACKS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN TANGERANG SELATAN

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the content of borax in snacks in elementary school. This research used survey method and laboratory approach. The  snacks sampled in this research were obtained directly from the sellers in School. Sampling was done randomly. Each sample was analyzed by using simple borax test kit. Furthermore, the data is reinforced by LABKESDA Laboratory Tangerang. The data were also obtained from interviews with sellers and schools. The results showed that from 19 schools, 16 of them contained borax positively, only three schools were contained borax negatifely. From the results of Laboratory analysis on 98 food samples, 58 (59.79%) positively contained borax and 39 (40.21) did not contain borax. The interviews concluded that sellers are free to sell at school without any prohibition or supervision from the school and related offices. This is because traders sell outside the school fence.

Keywords: borax, food, children snack, healty food