Bogura: A mobile court here today fined a business institute Tk 3 lakh for selling counterfeit food colours and flavours, expired products, and violating several provisions of consumer rights and food safety laws. The institute was identified as M/s Rubel Chemical and Ceramics.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) and the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) conducted a joint operation from 10 am to 1 pm in the Rajabazar area of the district town today and fined the institute. DNCRP Assistant Director Mehedi Hasan and District Food Safety Officer Md Rasel led the drive.
They stated that the establishment had been selling fake food colours and flavours in counterfeit packets using the names of foreign brands. The team also detected expired perfume and foreign products without mandatory stickers. Various brand stickers were also found, which were supposed to be sold to local shops.
For these irregularities, the mobile court imposed a fine of Tk 3 lakh on the establishment and temporarily sealed it. Representatives from the Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) and law enforcement agencies were present during the operation.