Dhaka:A mobile court has fined Coco Foods Company Ltd Tk 2 lakh for violating the Safe Food Act, 2013, following an inspection of its factory located in Ashulia, Dhaka.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the mobile court, led by Executive Magistrate Kaniz Afroz from the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA), conducted the inspection at the factory in Aragaon, Ashulia. During the inspection, officials discovered that packets of flavoured jelly were being prepared directly on the factory floor, and the wrappers for the colours and flavours used in jelly and lollipops lacked information about their importers.
Furthermore, the factory authorities failed to provide any laboratory test reports for the water used in making the flavoured jelly. The inspection team also noted that pickles were being produced and marketed without the necessary BSTI certification.
After the factory admitted to these offences, the mobile court imposed the fine under the Safe Food Act, 2013. Safe Food Inspector Md Aslam Bhuiyan, support staff from the BFSA, and members of the Battalion Ansar were present during the operation.