Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) recently tested seasonal fruits and found no formalin in it, the institution said in a report.
BSTI submitted the report to the High Court (HC) today as per the court’s June 18 order, said Barrister Sarker MR Mahmud, a lawyer for the institution.
Barrister Sarker said BSTI collected 40 samples of fruits from different areas of Dhaka on June 19 and 20 and did not find any toxic chemicals in those.
It also did not find formalin or toxic chemicals in fruits when it tested 265 samples of different kind of seasonal fruits from across the country last month, lawyer Mahmud said.
The HC bench of Justice FRM Nazmul Ahsan and Justice KM Kamrul Kader decided to hold hearing over the issues later in the day.
On June 18, the HC refused to accept a BSTI report on their action against the use of chemicals in fruits as it did not conduct drives in fruit markets and warehouses across the country in a comprehensive manner.
