Formalin Is a Toxic Substance, Beware of Its Presence at Home

 

Formalin can cause dizziness, coughing, skin irritation, cancer risk , and worse more , death. Besides being inhaled through the air, someone can be par formalin from food and drinks.

Short-term exposure to physical contact with formalin can cause skin irritation and watery eyes. In addition, formaldehyde is thought to be carcinogenic, which can cause cancer, especially in long-term exposure.

Formalin Is a Toxic Substance, Beware of Its Presence at Home

What What is meant by Formalin?

Formalin is a stinging and colorless chemical gas. Formalin is commonly used in wood used to make household furniture, such as wardrobes, beds, or walls. Therefore, the house can be a source of exposure to formalin with the highest levels, especially newly constructed or recently renovated houses.

Formalin is also used as a household cleaning product and preservative tissue samples in the laboratory. In addition, formaldehyde is also found in cigarette smoke.

Impact of Formalin for Health

In addition to the ones mentioned earlier, there are still various negative effects of this substance . These include:

  • Respiratory tract

Formalin inhaled can cause irritation to respiratory tract. People with respiratory problems, such as bronchitis and asthma, can experience worsening of symptoms if inhaling formalin. Patients with other chronic respiratory diseases are also more susceptible to exposure to formalin. Sore throat, coughing and nosebleeds are symptoms that may arise if you are exposed to this chemical compound.

  • Cancer

Formalin is also known as one of the triggers for cancer, especially throat cancer, nose cancer, and leukemia. So far, research does not prove how much the level of formalin can be said to trigger cancer. But the higher the level of formalin that enters the body, the higher the risk of getting this disease.

Children and the elderly are the age group who are considered more sensitive to formalin . They will get sick more easily if exposed to this substance.

How to Prevent and Reduce Formalin Exposure

You are advised to do these things to reduce exposure to formalin:

  • Keep the air circulation in the house fresh by opening the window wide, especially during the morning to evening.
  • Make the temperature in the house at the lowest temperature that is still comfortable , You can use air conditioning.
  • Encourage children and the elderly to breathe a lot of fresh air outside, especially if they suffer from respiratory problems, such as asthma.
  • Don't smoke inside room. It would be better if you stop smoking completely.
  • If you are using insecticides or cleaning products, make sure to use them in the open air.
  • Wash your hands and clean your body with water and soap after using insecticides or cleaning products.
  • Wash food ingredients properly before cooking.
  • Cook food well because formaldehyde can be lost during the heating process.
  • If buy fish, choose fresh ones. Avoid fish that are already hard, because of the possibility of using formalin.

Based on the Regulation of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia Number 033 of 2012 concerning Food Additives, in addition to formalin, some other ingredients that are prohibited from being used as food additives are nitrobenzene, dihydrosafrol, boric acid, nitrofurazone, and essential oils such as tansy oil and sasafras oil.

You may not be able to really avoid the family from formalin . According to research, formalin in certain levels is even found in some baby products, such as shampoo, soap and baby lotion. Even so, at least you can still try to minimize the exposure of formalin by practicing the precautionary measures above.

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