The High Court has directed to stop production of ‘Royal Tiger Energy Drink’, a popular drink in Bangladesh due to its excessive chemical content. Instructions in this regard on Thursday Comes. At the same time, the court wanted to know why the necessary steps would not be directed to ban the production and marketing of Royal Tiger Energy Drink.

Home Secretary, Commerce Secretary, Food Secretary, Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka, Chairman of BSTI and Managing Director of AST Beverages Limited and two reporters of Daily Jugantar (Tohur Ahmed / Nesarul Haque Khokon) have been asked to respond to this rule.

On September 25, a report was published in the daily Jugantar titled ‘Dangerous Chemicals in Royal Tiger Energy Drinks’. Then last Sunday, adding that report, Supreme Court lawyers Satya Ranjan Mandal, M Saiful Alam and Md. Ruhul Quddus Patwari filed the writ petition, which was heard on Thursday.

Of the epoch Report According to the BSTI standard (BDS) up to 180 mg per liter of sodium benzoate is acceptable. If it is more than that, it is harmful to human body and is a legally punishable crime. A sample of Royal Tiger Energy Drink from AST Beverages was recently tested in a science laboratory by Jugantar. This shows that Royal Tiger Energy Drink contains 213 mg of sodium benzoate per liter.

Professor ABM Abdullah, dean of the Department of Medicine and eminent physician of Bangabandhu Medical University, told Jugantar that there is a danger of damage to human digestive system if sodium benzoate is taken in high doses. There is also a risk of ulcers, digestive problems, kidney failure, or miscarriage or autism in pregnant women.