The High Court has directed the authorities concerned not to distribute Vitamin A capsules without proper clinical trial.
The health secretary, the director general of the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) and others related to the issue will carry out the order.
A vacation bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Abu Taher Mohammad Saiful Rahman passed the order upon a suo moto yesterday, following a report published in the vernacular daily Kaler Kantho titled “Children fed unapproved vitamin A capsules again.”
The court also issued a rule asking why the distribution of red and blue vitamin A capsules should not be declared illegal.
The bench said: “Vitamin A capsules are imported without clinical trial which is not acceptable under existing laws...Children are in a vulnerable position. Ensuring their security is essential.”
The court also said: “Vitamin A capsules cannot be distributed among children if they are found to be of substandard in the test.”
