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Lead in Turmeric

Pran finally withdraws product

Staff Correspondent
The Pran-RFL Group has decided to recall all of its turmeric powder from the local markets on health grounds, the company said yesterday.
"We are requesting our retailers to return all of their stocks of Pran-made turmeric powder to our representatives,” said Kamruzzaman Kamal, director, marketing, of the company in a statement.
The decision came into effect on October 23, reads the statement.
Pran took the decision
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after The Daily Star published an investigative report yesterday that Pran's turmeric powder sold in the local market contains high level of lead - between 40 parts per million (ppm) and 55 ppm - far exceeding the permissible limit of 2.5 ppm set by the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI).
The findings came just weeks after the US Food and Drug Administration found as high as 53 ppm of lead in the turmeric powder that Pran exported to the US. The FDA warned consumers that they should avoid the product on health grounds.
Following the disclosure, the company got
tested its products at internationally-accredited organisations such as BSTI and Bangladesh Council ofScientificandlndustrial Research (BCSIR).
The company admitted that some tests confirmed the presence of excess level of lead in its turmeric powder and some tests could not find its presence.
"It seems from our primary assessment that the level of lead might be higher in turmeric produced in some certain areas of Bangladesh, whereas such excess level of lead cannot be found in turmeric produced in other parts."
“Whatever the reasons are, we are committed to delivering quality products to our consumers," said the statement.