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What went wrongAn ice cream factory owner in Manikganj, in a Prothom Alo report

Ice cream in a big brand's likeness, and a one-lakh-taka fine

A small factory ran for years under a name close to a well-known brand, with an unearned BSTI mark and no ingredient list, until a mobile court fined it 100,000 taka.

This man ran a small ice cream factory at Char Satiuria in Manikganj for several years, selling into remote villages. The ice cream carried a name very close to a well-known national brand, was made with harmful colouring and saccharin, bore a BSTI mark he was not entitled to print, and listed no ingredients on the wrapper. A mobile court raided the factory and fined him 100,000 taka; a nearby restaurant was fined 50,000 in the same drive, 150,000 in all. Selling only in out-of-the-way villages delays detection but does not prevent it, and a single raid took years of margin at once.

Lessons

  1. 1.Copying a national brand's name and printing an unearned BSTI mark is what turns a small food unit into a legal target
  2. 2.Selling in remote villages only delays detection; one raid's fine wipes out years of margin

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