Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- Nestle Bangladesh has challenged the basis of a criminal case accusing it of importing substandard KitKat, saying authorities acted without reviewing documents or consulting the company before seeking arrest warrants for two senior officials.

On Tuesday, the company said in a statement that its distributor had already handed over all test reports and supporting papers, yet inspectors proceeded with the filing "without considering the facts presented".

It added that accredited labs abroad found the product within acceptable limits under comparable standards, and that BSTI has confirmed no specific standard exists for chocolate-coated wafers like KitKat.

Dhaka South City Corporation filed a case on Monday against the co...