Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI)
'Blacklist producers of adulterated goods'
Industries minister says at event to observe World Metrology Day
BSTI to run countrywide drives during Ramadan
Police and RAB will cooperate in the mobile court drives
BSTI certification made mandatory for 10 new products
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has included 10 new products in the list which now need mandatory certification from the national standards body.
BSTI proposes import of downgraded petrol, ignoring its own standard set nine years ago
The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has proposed allowing the import of downgraded petrol ignoring its own standard set nine years ago.
BSTI bans 43 products of different brands
The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) bans 43 products of different brands, including some well-known and regional ones.
Start drive against illegal rod manufacturers soon: Minister to BSTI
Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun directs Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) to start drive against illegal and substandard rod manufacturing factories soon.
BSTI to submit test reports on pasteurised milk Sunday
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) will submit four separate reports on pasteurised milk, produced by 14 companies, before the High Court on Sunday, its lawyer has said.
Test pasteurised milk at four labs
Amid a controversy over laboratory test reports on milk, the High Court yesterday directed Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution to test pasteurised milk, produced by 14 companies, at four laboratories within a week.
BSTI asked to test pasteurised milk at 4 laboratories in 7 days
The High Court directs the Bangladesh Standards Testing Institute (BSTI) to test the pasteurised milk produced by all the 14 companies registered by the institution at four laboratories in next seven days.
BSTI tests well below par
The country’s lone quality control authority for food has no mechanism to detect harmful agents like antibiotics and pesticides in any food items.
No toxic chemicals found in seasonal fruits
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) submits a report to the High Court saying that it has recently tested seasonal fruits and found no health hazardous chemicals in them.
HC refuses BSTI report on use of chemicals in fruits
The High Court refuses to accept a report of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) about their action against use of chemicals in fruits.
HC seeks reports of lab test on 93 more food items
The High Court directs the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) to submit its lab test reports conducted on 93 more food items to this court on June 16.
Substandard Food: Licences of 2 more items cancelled
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) yesterday cancelled the licences of two more substandard food products, raising the number at nine. According to a BSTI statement, the products that lost their licences yesterday are: Pure Hathazari Chili Powder of SS Consumer Products (Chattogram)
Substandard food: Licence of 2 more products cancelled, 25 suspended
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) cancels the licence of two more products of two companies those were found substandard.
BSTI cancels licences of 7 substandard food products
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has cancelled the licences of seven products of seven companies for producing substandard foods.
Bottled water of 5 brands unsafe
The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) yesterday submitted a report to the High Court saying that it has found bottled water of five brands to be unsafe for drinking and 10 others to be safe after examining their quality.
BSTI collects samples for asbestos test
The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has collected samples of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder from the domestic market to test if there is any presence of cancer-causing asbestos in the celebrated product, said an official yesterday.
J&J Baby Powder: BSTI to collect samples for asbestos test
BSTI will collect and test samples of Johnson & Johnson's Baby Powder for asbestos in a couple of days after a Reuters report last Friday that the firm knew for decades that cancer-causing asbestos could be found in the product.
