Teer, Rupchanda, Pusti mustard oil are substandard: BSTI

Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution or BSTI have identified 52 substandard food products of 46 brands, including popular edible oil of Teer, Rupchanda, and Pusti.

Staff Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 2 May 2019, 10:49 PM
Updated : 2 May 2019, 10:49 PM

Popular ACI and Molla are among salts with adulterated iodine, according to BSTI.

BSTI came up with the list of the products of 18 companies at a news conference in Dhaka on Thursday after tests ahead of Ramadan.

The institution covertly collected 406 samples of 27 types of products which are very common for preparation of Sahri and Iftar, according to a BSTI media release.

The companies that own the brands of the substandard products have already been served notices for explanation and measures will be taken against them shortly, it said.

The BSTI list of substandard products include:

Mustard oil:

Teer of City Oil, Rupchanda of Bangladesh Edible Oil, Pusti of Shabnam Vegetable Oil, GB of Green Blessings Oil.

Salt with adulterated iodine:

ACI, Molla, Madhumati, Dada Super, Tin Teer, Madina, Starship, Taz, Noor.

Lachchha vermicelli:

Mishtimela, Madhuban, Mithai, Wellfood, Baghabarhi Special, Pran, Jeddah, Kiron, Amrita.

Noodles:

Doodley of New Zealand Dairy.

Adulterated turmeric powder:

Danish, Fresh, Baghabarhi Special, Pran, Sun.

Coriander powder:

ACI Pure.

Chips:

Sun of Quasem Food Products.


“Special drives will be conducted to prevent the traders from producing, marketing, and selling substandard and adulterated food products and drinks during Ramadan,” Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun said.

Mobile courts will be conducted in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country with the help of local administrations, officials said.