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MSMEs in the food sector are the dominant economic support in Indonesia. Surabaya has more than 60 thousand MSMEs. In food production at the MSME level, food additives and packaging is inevitable. Despite the current regulations, people still encounter dangerous food additives or packaging. This is caused by a lack of knowledge and awareness of food producers and consumers. On the other hand, since the implementation of the halal guarantee system, the use of halal labels on food and beverage products has become very important. For MSMEs, the government makes it easy to get a halal label through the self-declare halal program using the SEHATI. This activity aims to provide training on safe food additives and packaging, halal food, and the self-declare halal program using the SEHATI application in Surabaya. Carrying out activities using presentation and two-way interaction. Evaluate activities through pretest and posttest for each topic. The lowest values for food packaging, it is 52.92 and 79.58. The highest value was shown by the halal topic with an average of 69.58 and 97.92. The significance of the increase in value was demonstrated by the Wilcoxon test using SPSS 22 which showed the Asymp. Sig (2-tailed) value for the three topics less than 0.05. Thus, it can be concluded that this activity has proven to be able to improve participants' abilities regarding safe food additives and packaging, as well as halal food and the introduction of the self-declare halal program.

The coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has infected nearly 4 million people worldwide. This virus was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Every day positive cases of Covid-19 are increasing in the world. Experts are still trying to find a vaccine to prevent this virus, one of which is by increasing the body's resistance (immunity). The use of family medicinal plants (TOGA) or tea, a drink that we usually drink every day is believed to increase one's body immunity. The content of natural chemicals in tea such as EGCG and curcumin found in the rhizomes have antioxidant activity and is clinically proven to increase a person's immunity.

To support SDGs-3 to achieve conditions of good health and well-being amidst the conditions of society, support is needed for resilient community groups who are economically creative. The residents of Penjaringan Sari Village are among the village residents who have won Surabaya SMART City 2020. They are an alternative tourist village developing a productive economy by selling processed drinks based on Telang flowers. However, in this community group, many problems still require assistance. Efforts need to be made to solve the problems of PKK women's partners in the Penjaringansari sub-district to improve production quality, starting from preparing raw materials, selecting and using packaging correctly, and increasing the diversification of partners' processed products and product branding. This activity aims to provide community service from a team of lecturers from the Faculty of Pharmacy, Airlangga University, in collaboration with lecturers from the Faculty of Medicine, Nahdatul Ulama University, Surabaya. This activity is a tri dharma of higher education where the community can feel lecture materials, research results, and previous community service products as partners in supporting SDGs-3 Good Health and Well-being. The outcome is an increase in participants' understanding, indicated by an average post-test score of 75, with an increase of 26% compared to the pretest. Apart from that, there is an increase in skills in making syrup and Telang flower powder drinks.

This service activity is motivated by efforts to maintain health after the Covid-19 pandemic. The community carries out preventive efforts by providing stocks of their medicines at home. The culture of storing medicines in the household requires proper drug management to prevent drug damage due to improper storage, drug use errors, and environmental pollution due to errors in handling damaged or expired drugs. The pharmacist's role is vital in providing drug management education to the community. Another preventive effort undertaken by the community is to maintain a healthy body by applying a diet where fast food currently contains a lot of Food Additives (BTP), which can threaten long-term public health. For this reason, people need to get an education directly, so they are wise in using BTP. The solution is to educate the public regarding managing household medicines and healthy food for parents and guardians of RA Al Manshur Play Group (KB) students in Bojonegoro. Activities are packaged in counseling methods and training/practice activities. The expected outcome of the activity is an increase in the understanding of guardian parents, as indicated by an average post-test score of >65 with an increase in score of >10% compared to the pretest. By increasing the understanding of parents and teachers about managing medicines and healthy food in the family, it is hoped that conditions of good health and well-being in society will be achieved.

Efforts to inhibit the transmission of COVID-19 are continuing to this day. One of them is using hand-washing soap to prevent the transmission of this virus. The Faculty of Pharmacy, Airlangga University, seeks to implement SDGs-3 through community service activities to increase community empowerment, especially for the younger generation. The utilization of natural ingredients containing many active compounds has yet to be discovered. The solution is to provide information on the source of the active ingredients for hand washing soap, for example, the Rosella flower, explaining the mechanism of soap in inhibiting the spread of viruses and how to make hand washing soap. The activity was carried out in Gresik with counseling and training methods. The outcome was an increase in participants' understanding, as indicated by an average post-test score of >65, with an increase in score of >10% compared to the pretest. In addition, one product of Rosela flower hand washing soap was also obtained. From this activity, it was concluded that there was an increase in understanding of 28%. It is hoped that this increase in understanding and skills for the younger generation can mobilize the surrounding community so that prevention of the transmission of COVID-19 is more massive and conditions of good health and well-being in society will be achieved.

In order to ensure good health and well-being in the community during the pandemic, especially in the food business in Sumba, several problems for MSME partners have been identified, namely related to food production, consumption, and misunderstanding of regulations in the food and beverage business which can be a problem for the health community. The solutions offered to overcome these problems are training in webinars and talk shows on Food Business Production Orders; Knowledge of Food Additives; Good Food Production Methods; Household Food Industry Product Licensing (CPPB-IRT); and Simple Marketing for the Food Business. This community service aims to improve MSMEs' quality and business capacity on Sumba Island, which is increasing and has become a model for similar MSME communities because they have not received similar guidance from any agency. The pre and post-test analysis results showed an increase in knowledge, especially on aspects of the types of food that were not allowed to receive SPP-IRT, food coloring, permitted food additives, how to get Halal certification, and spot tests to find out hazardous materials. The implementation evaluation showed that more than 58% stated that the material was acceptable. More than 99% stated that the registration was carried out well. For delivering materials and discussions, 99% said they were delighted. This webinar activity concludes that the material topics have been as needed, there is an increase in partner knowledge, and the implementation has been carried out well, based on pre-post test evaluation data and evaluation of the implementation of activities agency.

Food safety is a complex issue that involves stakeholders in its handling. The point of food safety is growing widely and is becoming a concern in the community because it is related to the quality of consumers' good health and well-being. The community service activities based on quality education focused on Good Processed Food Manufacturing Practices (CPPOB), safe use of Food Additives (BTP), and consideration of packaging selection that ensures food safety. Education is carried out to increase the understanding of SMEs actors regarding regulations of CPPOB, the use of BTP, and provisions on Food Packaging. The education process is carried out online using the Zoom Meeting platform. Learning activity is carried out in one direction through lectures and questions and answers sessions. The increase in participants' understanding was measured by comparing the distribution of average scores, pretest, and post-test statistical tests. The effectiveness and quality of the educational process were measured using an evaluation questionnaire with predetermined indicators. The education carried out related to CPPOB, the use of BTP, and the selection of food packaging performed by the community service team of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Airlangga to SMEs in Balikpapan has proven to increase the understanding of business actors. It can fulfill their needs and target activity evaluation indicators that have been determined.

Food safety is a complex issue that involves stakeholders in its handling. The point of food safety is growing widely and is becoming a concern in the community because it is related to the quality of consumers' good health and well-being. The community service activities based on quality education focused on Good Processed Food Manufacturing Practices (CPPOB), safe use of Food Additives (BTP), and consideration of packaging selection that ensures food safety. Education is carried out to increase the understanding of SMEs actors regarding regulations of CPPOB, the use of BTP, and provisions on Food Packaging. The education process is carried out online using the Zoom Meeting platform. Learning activity is carried out in one direction through lectures and questions and answers sessions. The increase in participants' understanding was measured by comparing the distribution of average scores, pretest, and post-test statistical tests. The effectiveness and quality of the educational process were measured using an evaluation questionnaire with predetermined indicators. The education carried out related to CPPOB, the use of BTP, and the selection of food packaging performed by the community service team of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Airlangga to SMEs in Balikpapan has proven to increase the understanding of business actors. It can fulfill their needs and target activity evaluation indicators that have been determined.