Rangpur Dairy & Food Products Ltd is marketing its pasteurised fresh milk --RD Milk-- across the country without the approval of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI).
The company is also selling the product without mentioning its manufacturing and expiry dates on the packet.
When contacted, General Manager of the company Ashraful Hossain said, “BSTI has approved all our products except fresh milk. In fact, fresh milk doesn't need BSTI approval.”
“We need BSTI approval for producing such milk products as Banana Milk, Mango Milk, and RD Butter, and we have got go-ahead for these products,” the GM said.
BSTI has nothing to do in controlling the standard of the pasteurised milk being marketed under the brand of RD Milk, he said.
Rangpur Dairy (RD) & Food Products at Boldipukur under Mithapukur upazila in the district started operation in March 2006, and is marketing RD Milk without BSTI approval from the beginning.
The company produces pasteurised fresh milk, butter, mango milk, banana milk and milk candy. Mango milk or banana milk is a kind of drinks that are produced by mixing milk with the flavour of the fruits.