Dhaka, Nov. 26 -- Mehghna Group of Industries (MGI) has denied using sulphur in the conglomerate's sugar production process.

In a statement issued in response to a report published in The Financial Express on November 26, group General Manager Kazi Md Mohiuddin said, "We do not use sulphur anywhere in our production process."

The Financial Express ran the report under the caption "Court orders arrest of bosses of Nestle Bangladesh, MGI, over 'substandard KitKat, sugar" following the order of a Safe Food Court magistrate handed down on Monday.

Magistrate Nusrat Sahara Bithi issued the warrant for the arrest of the managing director of Nestle Bangladesh for marketing low-quality KitKat chocolate, the MGI chairman for supplying adulterate...