2005 Indonesia food scare

Food contamination event in Indonesia 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.Ador Nadya Joy 2016-11-14 A History of Food Scare Scandals in Indonesia https://indonesiaexpat.id/featured/history-food-scare-scandals-indonesia/ 2023-09-25 en-GB 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. Thailandhttp://asiarecipe.com/thaivegg.html The truth about your veggies Sukrung Karnjariya Bangkok Post 2 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090123164057/http://asiarecipe.com/thaivegg.html 23 January 2009 live has similar formaldehyde problems. Rumors spread that it was used on chicken as well.https://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Formaldehyde-food-scare-in-Indonesia/2006/01/09/1136771495164.html Formaldehyde food scare in Indonesia January 9, 2006 Sydney Morning Herald Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore 2 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20081120091407/http://www.pss.org.sg/main/content/view/94/2/ 20 November 2008 live See also Food contamination 2008 Chinese milk scandal References External links Formaldehyde found in school snacks Category:Food safety scandals Indonesia Food Scare, 2005 Category:Food scares Category:2000s in Jakarta Category:2005 health disasters Category:Health disasters in Indonesia