After re-testing the samples, Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) withdrew a ban on three food items on Tuesday.
The items are New Zealand Dairy's ACI salt, Doodles noodles, and Pran's turmeric powder.
BSTI Deputy Director Riazul Haque said 52 product licenses were suspended and show-cause notices were issued.
The items are New Zealand Dairy's ACI salt, Doodles noodles, and Pran's turmeric powder.
BSTI Deputy Director Riazul Haque said 52 product licenses were suspended and show-cause notices were issued.
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"We received answers from 43 products that claimed their standards had improved."
Nine others ' licenses have been canceled. The standard test was later passed by ACI salt, New Zealand Dairy Doodles noodles and Pran's turmeric powder, "he said.
The High Court on May 12 asked the BSTI to remove 52 food items from various brands that failed quality testing immediately.
The 52 unusual products include City Oil's Teer mustard oil, Green Bleaching, Shobnom, Bangladesh Edible Oil Ltd's Ruchanda soya bean, Kashem Food chips ; Ara Food's drinking water, Duncan, Deeghi ; Pran's vermicelli, Well Food, Mishtimela, Modhubon, Mithai, Amrita, Jedda, Kiron ; Danish, Fresh, Dolphin, Manjil's turmeric powder ; Molla Salt, Dada Super, Madhumati, Medina, Noor.
The High Court asked the BSTI to remove 52 food items from different brands that failed quality testing immediately.
After re-testing the samples, the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) revoked a ban on three food items.
The items are New Zealand Dairy's ACI salt, Doodles noodles, and Pran's turmeric powder.
Yesterday, BSTI Deputy Director Riazul Haque said the licenses for 52 products were initially suspended and show-cause notices were issued by the court, reports the UNB.
He said: "We received answers from 43 products that claimed their standards had improved."
"New Zealand Dairy's ACI salt, Doodles noodles, and Pran's turmeric powder passed the standard test later," he said, adding that nine others ' licenses were canceled.
The High Court on May 12 asked the BSTI to remove 52 food items from various brands that failed quality testing immediately.
Report and petition from the BSTI
Out of 406 food items in the 27 categories it tested, the BSTI released its report on May 2 which found 52 food items to be substandard and/or adulterated.
Included in the product range are: Duncan Natural Drinking Water, ACI Coriander Powder, Danish Turmeric Powder, Pran Turmeric Powder, Pran Curry Powder, Madhuban Lacchii Shemai, Baghabari Special Ghee, Mollah Iodine Salt, Rupchanda Sesame Oil (Bangladesh Edible Oil), Well Food Lacchi Shemai, Madina Iodine Salt, Dada Super Iodine Salt, Sun Food Turmeric Powder, Teer Sesame Oil, Pushti Sesame Oil, Fresh Turmeri Salt.
Different online and print media outlets ran reports that day and the following day, prompting CCS to send a legal notice to Food, Industry and Trade Ministry Secretaries, BSTI and DNCRP DGs, and BFSA Chair on May 6.
They were urged by the civil rights organization to take the necessary action to recall these products within 24 hours.
No action has been taken, however. The authorities have failed to take any legal action against the under-standard products manufacturing companies.
On May 9, after the petition was filed by CCS, the High Court expressed its dissatisfaction and summoned officials from BSTI and BFSA to explain why the products had not been withdrawn.
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