Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 5 Num 1107 Thu. July 12, 2007  
   
Metropolitan


Adulterated ghee seized


A mobile court in a drive seized a ton of adulterated ghee from a hidden godown at Khatunganj in the port city yesterday.

One Shahjalal Food and Chemical Works produced the seized ghee, branded 'Taza ghee'.

The mobile court became successful yesterday after its previous raids at Kazem Ali Road and Ghat Farhadbeg, the fake addresses provided by the factory in its license, went in vain, sources said.

Chittagong Port Authority Magistrate Mohammad Munir Chowdhury led the drive with the help of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) and Bangladesh Standard Testing Institute (BSTI) personnel.

Made of palm oil, the seized ghee did not have any milk fat - while ideal ghee should have 99.8 percent milk fat in it as an ingredient. Besides, the chemical test showed it as containing Iodine and Per-Oxide of higher value to cause health hazard to the consumers, said Magistrate Munir Chowdhury.

The court directed BSTI authorities to cancel the fake license, which the firm obtained by means of fraudulence, and to confiscate all of its goods.