Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih justify the statement of Drug and Food Control Agency that call center almost half or 44 percent of street children in the market and many contain unhealthy additives (additional elements).
"This fact, 44 percent of children are bought and sold snacks were unhealthy and unfit for consumption," said health minister after reviewing the District General Hospital (Hospital) Raden mattaher Jambi, on Friday.
According to him, these unhealthy snacks from home industry. Snacks-snacks in schools is not healthy anymore because no sterile in the making. This is because not done by professionals but made a cottage industry that the majority of housewives, who allegedly used textile dyes.
Therefore, this should continue to be socialized to the whole community, because the use of textile dyes are dangerous to consume, if excessive use can cause poisoning.
"This fact, 44 percent of children are bought and sold snacks were unhealthy and unfit for consumption," said health minister after reviewing the District General Hospital (Hospital) Raden mattaher Jambi, on Friday.
According to him, these unhealthy snacks from home industry. Snacks-snacks in schools is not healthy anymore because no sterile in the making. This is because not done by professionals but made a cottage industry that the majority of housewives, who allegedly used textile dyes.
Therefore, this should continue to be socialized to the whole community, because the use of textile dyes are dangerous to consume, if excessive use can cause poisoning.
In addition, the use of addictive substances are dangerous to interfere with the child's nutritional intake. Several preservatives and dyes such as formalin, borax, rodhamin dye B and yellow methanyl called still widely used by food manufacturers this child.
This result is known from studies with BPOM National Education (Events Calendar) and IPB(university) in the survey in some some school canteens. Surprising fact, of the thousands of school canteen used as a sample only 0.9 percent who become healthy snacks. This is a serious problem that must be observed by all parties, all agencies and community components, said the Minister.
He argues, health risks caused by unsafe snacks and not quality, long-term impact on the formation of a better generation. Moreover, there are 40 to 44 percent of school kids snacks that do not meet health standards, he added.
So it should be the mothers do more guidance to their children to avoid what is not desired.
Hopefully useful.
Courtesy: arusty.com
