Removing formalin from food

Now-a-days adding formalin to foods has become a common practice. We, the commoners are really worried about what we are eating. Formalin is a preservative used for corpses, but now dishonest traders are using it in food items to make food look fresh for a long time. Taking formalin-tainted foods may cause fatal diseases. Formalin can be removed by dipping the foods in salt water for half an hour. There are also many other ways to get rid of formalin and other chemicals from fruits, vegetables and fishes. We can use these methods to remove chemicals from food.

Sheikh Zahid
Applied Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
University of Dhaka