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How a shopper can tell whether a packaged product meets the standard
After ordering spices and ghee off the shelves, BSTI says scanning the QR code on the wrapper is the quickest way to separate genuine from fake.
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BSTI Orders Recall of 10 Products Including Bombay Sweets Spices and Baghabari Ghee
The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution has ordered 10 products, including Bombay Sweets spice mixes and Baghabari ghee, withdrawn after they failed laboratory tests against the Bangladesh Standard.
HealthBSTI orders eight products, including a mango pickle, withdrawn from the market
In July 2026 Bangladesh's standards body ordered a mango pickle, an ice cream, soft drink powders and several cosmetics from four companies off the market after they failed laboratory tests.
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Processed Fruit Exports Will Not Grow Without International Standards
To realise the potential of Bangladesh's fruit processing industry, international standards and destination-specific compliance must be ensured, not just production, a BSTI official said.
FisheriesWriter urges single regulator for fish and poultry feed quality in Bangladesh
In a Jagonews24 opinion piece of 17 December 2025, writer Md. Rahmat Ullah argued that fish and poultry feed makers should answer to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock alone, not to both it and BSTI.
Daily lifeHow to Identify Pure Ghee: Adulteration Tests, Standards and Health Advice
Melting ghee on your palm or heating it in a pan cannot prove it is pure; BSTI standards, food-safety screening tests and laboratory analysis can, and ghee is best eaten in moderation.
FruitsGouripur factory made mango juice without mango; owner jailed for three months
A mobile court in Gouripur, Mymensingh, on 4 March 2025 jailed the owner of an unlicensed juice factory for three months and fined him Tk 1 lakh after finding drinks made from chemicals with no mango at all.