A mobile court on Monday fined Coco Foods Company Ltd Tk 2 lakh for violating provisions of the Safe Food Act, 2013, during an inspection of its factory in Ashulia, Dhaka.
The mobile court, led by Executive Magistrate Kaniz Afroz of the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA), conducted the drive at the factory at Aragaon in Ashulia.
During the inspection, officials found that packets of flavoured jelly were being prepared directly on the factory floor. The wrappers of the colours and flavours used in producing flavoured jelly and lollipops did not contain information about their importers, according to a press release.
The factory authorities also failed to produce any laboratory test report for the water used in making the flavoured jelly.
The inspection team further found that pickles were being produced and marketed without obtaining the required BSTI certification.
Following the admission of the offences, the mobile court fined the company Tk 2 lakh under the Safe Food Act, 2013.
Safe Food Inspector Md Aslam Bhuiyan, other support staff of the BFSA, and members of the Battalion Ansar were present during the drive.