Adulterated cosmetics flood markets
Saturday, 11 December 2010
Adulterated cosmetics have flooded markets around the country to such an extent that the sellers themselves are unable to distinguish between the original and the adulterated, reports bdnews24.com.
Wholesalers claim it has become impossible to identify the accurate commodity before use.
They also say a number of manufacturers are defunct, but there are commodities under those brands in the market.
Shahjahan, a worker of a cosmetic shop at the city's Moulvibazar, told the news agency: "The cosmetics we sell in the name of the 'Ole' brand are not original."
Shahjahan's co-worker Rubel named a number of lotion brands such as Nivea, Lux, Mask, Aqua and Fadeout, and some perfume brands like Hugo, Ferrari, Poison, Royal, Havoc and Cobra, as well as some other cosmetic brands which he claimed were hardly ever originals.
He said that even though the original commodities are not available, they have to sell the adulterated goods due to demand.
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institute (BSTI) official KM Hanif told the news agency that a team was working on adulterated cosmetics. He also said that five traders were fined a total of Tk 600,000 during the last Ramadan.
Wholesalers claim it has become impossible to identify the accurate commodity before use.
They also say a number of manufacturers are defunct, but there are commodities under those brands in the market.
Shahjahan, a worker of a cosmetic shop at the city's Moulvibazar, told the news agency: "The cosmetics we sell in the name of the 'Ole' brand are not original."
Shahjahan's co-worker Rubel named a number of lotion brands such as Nivea, Lux, Mask, Aqua and Fadeout, and some perfume brands like Hugo, Ferrari, Poison, Royal, Havoc and Cobra, as well as some other cosmetic brands which he claimed were hardly ever originals.
He said that even though the original commodities are not available, they have to sell the adulterated goods due to demand.
Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institute (BSTI) official KM Hanif told the news agency that a team was working on adulterated cosmetics. He also said that five traders were fined a total of Tk 600,000 during the last Ramadan.