Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) Magistrate Mohammed Munir Chowdhury sealed off Apan Bakery and Confectionery during an anti-adulteration drive at Bandar Tila in South Halishahar.

The owner, staffs and workers of the bakery fled before the mobile court reached there, sources said.

The court seized a huge quantity of adulterated and low quality biscuits, cake and contaminated raw materials, which were kept in an unhygienic condition in the bakery. The bakery has been running for long without licence of Bangladesh Standard Testing Institute (BSTI). It supplies a large quantity of confectionery items to different shops in Patenga and CEPZ areas, posing serious health hazards.

During the drive, the court urged local people to avoid food items of such illegal bakeries.

During another drive in Chittagong Court Building area, the court fined 11 people TK 550 for smoking on the court premises.