BSTI drives at an unapproved sanitary napkin factory in Rajshahi
All raw materials used for manufacturing sanitary napkins were seized and destroyed.
A mobile court was conducted in Paba Upazila of the Rajshahi Metropolitan area through a joint initiative of the district administration and the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) yesterday (4 March).
During the drive, M/s NS Medical International, located at Baya Bazar in Paba Upazila, was fined Tk40,000 for producing and packaging products without obtaining BSTI approval and product packaging registration certification.
In addition, all raw materials used for manufacturing sanitary napkins were seized and destroyed.
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The owner of the establishment, Abdul Momin, provided a written undertaking that he would not produce, sell, or distribute such products in the future without obtaining approval from BSTI.
Furthermore, M/s Bandhan Doi Ghar of the same area was fined Tk10,000 for producing and selling fermented milk (doi) in an unhygienic environment without BSTI's quality certification.
The mobile court was conducted by Executive Magistrate and Assistant Commissioner (Land), Paba Rajshahi, Mohammad Mehdi Hasan. Officials from the BSTI Rajshahi Office also assisted in the operation under the leadership of Assistant Director (Metrology) Azizul Hakim.
In the public interest, such drives by the BSTI Divisional Office will continue.
