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No harmful chemical found in pasteurized milk’s samples: Razzaque
DHAKA, July 31, 2019 (BSS) – Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque
today said no harmful chemicals, including lead and chromium, were found in
the samples of pasteurized milk.
“Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) sent samples of eight
pasteurized milk to Chennai SGS International Laboratory for test…the
results of Chennai laboratory and BARC are similar as no harmful chemicals
were found in the samples of milk of eight companies,” said the minister
while addressing a press briefing at the ministry conference room at
secretariat here.
Razzaque also said no lead, chromium, sulfa drug and their residue were not
found in the samples of Milk Vita, Pran, Aarong, Farm Fresh, Igloo, RD and
Savar Dairy.
In the samples, the presence of Chlorampheenicol was found while the ratio
of the chemical is only 0.1 microgram in per kilogram of milk which is
tolerable for human body and there is no risk of drinking the locally
produced milk, the minister informed the briefing arranged to reveal the test
results of pasteurized milk’s samples.
Mentioning BARC as the apex body of research works, the minister said an
accredited laboratory will be set up to remove all kinds of confusion or
panic regarding food.
Chairman of BARC Kabir Ikramul Haque, secretary to the agricultural
ministry Md Nasiruzzaman and senior officials of the fisheries and livestock
ministry and livestock services department were present in the press
briefing.
It is mentionable that a High Court Division bench of Bangladesh recently
ordered the state agencies to stop production, distribution, sale, purchase
and consumption of pasteurized milk of 14 companies for the five weeks over
presence of harmful chemicals.
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