ACI fined Tk 1 crore for using a harmful chemical in Savlon hand sanitizer
A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion has fined Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI) Ltd। Tk 1 crore for using harmful methanol in its Savlon-branded hand sanitizer.
The court also asked ACI to remove the product from all markets within 48 hours, said Rab’s Executive Magistrate SarwoerAlam, who led the team during the drive at the company’s depot in Dhaka’s Mirpur last night.
ACI had been collecting the product through outsourcing, the magistrate said.
A trader of Old Dhaka who supplied chemicals might have provided methanol instead of ethanol, he added, quoting the company officials.
All other products of ACI were found to be okay, the executive magistrate said.
Contacted, ACI’s Managing Director of Consumer Goods, Syed Alamgir said that they would comment on the issue later.
