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HC-REPORT-WATER
BSTI finds bottled water of 10 companies substandard
DHAKA, Feb 26, 2019 (BSS) – Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution
(BSTI) in a report submitted before High Court today said the agency has
found waters marketed by 10 bottled water companies’ substandard and scrapped
licenses of three of those.
The report was produced before a High Court division bench comprising
Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil.
BSTI in the report said in its operations conducted from January 1, 2019
to February 18, it has found drinking water marketed by 10 authorized
companies substandard.
“We asked them to show causes. After receiving our letter, seven of the
companies gave explanations, while three of them remained mum. As a result,
we scrapped licenses of those three companies and stayed licenses of the rest
seven for different period of time,” the report said.
The companies which were banned are Ananda Plus, Real First and Best
One.
The brands, which were suspended for different terms are Canny (jar),
Aqua Mineral (small bottle), Alma (small bottle), CFB (jar), Osma (jar), Epic
(jar) and Yummy Yammy (pet bottle).
The High Court on December 3, 2018, asked authorities concerned to stop
supply and marketing of substandard and unsafe bottled water. After that
order BSTI in its first report on January 21, found bottled water marketed by
five companies substandard.
It is the second such report.
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