A mobile court of Chittagong District Administration today sealed off two ice cream factories and fined the owners Taka one lakh for using harmful ingredients in producing ice cream.
Executive Magistrate of Chittagong District Administration Mohammad Ruhul Amin led the mobile court at city’s Chandgaon Thana area and sealed off ‘Lucky Ice Bar’ and ‘Dolphin Ice Bar’.
The mobile court also damaged 4,000 pieces of ice cream produced with harmful chemicals during the drive.
The Executive Magistrate said the ice cream factories were sealed off as they were producing ice cream without certificate from the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI).
“They obtained certificates from the City Corporation for producing ice but they were making ice creams using palm oil, citric acid, sodium cyclamate (artificial sweetener) and other chemicals which are harmful to public health”, the Executive Magistrate added.
