Dangers of Formalin For Body Health

Dangers of Formalin For Body Health

Formalin is a solution that is colorless and smells very piercing. In formalin solution contained about 37% formaldehyde in water and is a member of the simplest and including an aldehyde group with the formula HCHO. Formalin usually traded in the market with different names. among others, namely: Formol, Mobicid, Methanal, Formic aldehyde, etc.

Formalin is used in:

1. Health: Disinfectant and Preservatives corpse,

2. Timber Industry: As Wood Adhesives

3. Industrial Plastics; Mixed Material Production

4. Rubber Industry Textile: Accelerating Staining


   The danger posed among others:


1. Formaldehyde in the air pungent suffocating, stimulate the nose, throat and eyes

2. Adverse effects to the health of a person exposed to formaldehyde can result from exposure to acute or chronic exposure lasts.

3. Formalin is very harmful to health, the human body is known as a toxic substance, a carcinogen (causes cancer), mutagens that cause changes in cells and tissues, corrosive and irritating.

4. People who eat (acute) are vomiting, diarrhea mixed with blood, urine containing blood, and death due to circulatory failure.

5. Steam of formaldehyde itself is very dangerous if inhaled by the respiratory tract and is also very dangerous and irritating if ingested by humans.

6. If it gets swallowed, the person should immediately be drunk plenty of water and asked to regurgitate stomach contents.

7. Innervation disturbances in the form of insomnia, sensitive, forgetfulness, difficulty concentrating.

8. In women will cause menstrual disturbances and infertility. Long-term use of formaldehyde can cause cancer of the mouth and throat. In the animal studies to cause skin cancer and lung cancer.

9. Formalin besides entering through the digestive tract and respiratory, can also be absorbed by the skin.

10. Formalin also include neurotoxic substances, because it is toxic and can damage the nerves of the human body in small doses.

11. information according to an integrated food safety system says that if formalin swallowed at least 30 ml (about 2 tablespoons) can cause death.


That glimpse of formalin danger to health. So .......... Be careful in choosing food. May be useful.