Adulterated in food

Detergent-antibiotic-formalin in milk, textile dye in spices, oil unmanageable

Faculty of Biomedical Research Center and Pharmacy of Dhaka University (DB) have jointly conducted several tests on the quality of essential products in the market.

  

The results of their study show that the presence of detergents, antibiotics and formalin, textile color in powdered spices (Turmeric), and oils (Palmwell, Mustard, Soybean), clarified butter  and Fruit Drinks Bangladesh Standards and Testing in pastured and unprocessed milk. Could not pass.

The information was presented at a press conference held at the Pharmacy Lecture Theater (PLT) in Dhaka University (DU) this morning (June 25), Professor AAM Faruq, a teacher of the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Director of the Biomedical Research Center.

"If these harmful ingredients are used extensively in food products, we will not survive, we will die," he said.

He added, "Antibiotics used for humans and animals are completely different. When giving cows a human antibiotic, it enters the human body again through milk and meat. Which is very scary. "

Researchers say all seven samples of the popular brand's pastured milk found the presence of antibiotics 'levofloxacin' and 'ciprofloxacin' in human treatment and 'azithromycin' in six.

Formalin was detected in a sample of unprocessed milk from 10 samples combined with pasteurized and unprocessed.

Detergents were detected in three of the pasteurized milk samples and in one of the unsaturated milk samples.

In seven samples of pasteurized milk, six samples were considered 'fat in milk'; Considering 'solid not fat', all 10 samples of unsaturated and unprocessed milk; Considering 'ACDT Analysis', one sample of pasteurized milk and three samples of unsaturated milk; All of the seven samples of pasteurized milk in 'Total Bacteria Count', two of the seven samples of pasteurized milk in the 'coliform form', failed to adapt to five of the five samples of pasteurized milk at the rate of 'Staphylococcus species count'.

Researchers also said that two samples considering the 'aquatic component' of the eight brand dried chilli powder samples collected from the market and not all the eight samples considered 'acid insoluble ash' failed to meet BSTI's standard.

Also, six samples did not pass the BSTI norms at the rate of 'aqueous content' in eight brand yellow powder spice samples.

Several textured powdered yellow specimens called 'metanil yellow' were found. However, the researchers have stated that they will re-review the test and confirm it after publishing.

Researchers said that the ten sample palm oil samples sold in the open market failed to standardize at the rate of 'sapnification value', 'peroxide value', 'insoluble impurities'.

Eight samples of mustard oil had three samples with 'sapnification value', four samples with 'peroxide value', four samples with 'relative density', not all samples having 'aqueous content'.

Eight samples of the highest selling soybean oil in the market have two samples with 'acid value', seven samples with 'sapnification value', five samples with 'peroxide value', five samples with 'iodine value', 'relative density'. Three specimens, six specimens with 'metal content' rate, and all specimens with 'aqueous material' rate were excluded.

Researchers said that the eight samples collected from Ghee had the presence of 'aqueous material' and 'iodine value' and 'sesame oil' all but failed to pass the BSTI standard.

Seven samples considered 'total plate count' in 11 samples of fruit drinks, and three samples failed to meet the 'coliform count'. Moreover, the presence of artificial sweetener 'Cyclomet' banned by BSTI was found in all samples.