Pasteurised milk: HC warns lawyer for false claim on test report

The High Court today rebuked the lawyer of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) for claiming that this court has expressed satisfaction at its test report on 14 brands’ pasteurised milk.

The HC bench of Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed and Justice MD Iqbal Kabir Liton told BSTI’s lawyer Barrister Sarkar MR Hassanthat this court has not heard about or passed any order on the issue regarding the pasteurised milk but the lawyer has told media that the HC accepted BSTI’s test report on 14 brand’s pasteurised milk and expressed satisfaction on the report, which is not correct.

The bench also verbally asked the authorities concerned not to publish any information and advertisement on the pasteurised milk involving this court until it passes a written order.

The court said some milk producing companies have published advertisementin the media claiming that the HC has expressed satisfaction at their brand.

The court fixed next Sunday for hearing on this issue.

During hearing a writ petition todayBarrister Sarkar MR Hassanprayed to the court to give him two days’ time for submitting a report from the Dhaka University’s pharmacy department on the pasteurised milk through affidavit.

The BSTI lawyer on June 30 told reporters that the HC bench expressed satisfaction on the BSTI’s test report on the pasteurisedmilk as it has not detected any health hazardous substance in the pasteurised milk of the 14 brands.

Meanwhile DU Pharmacy Faculty and Biomedical Research Centrein test report said they have found detergent in milk available in the kitchen market for consumers across the country.

Professor ABM Faruk, director of Biomedical Research Centreunveiled the finding at Pharmacy Lecture Theatre in DU on June 25.

The HC on June 30 asked the BSTI lawyer to submit the DU’s report to this court through affidavit.

Source: thedailystar