Sesan Sobowale, the Director, Corporate Relations at Guinness Nigeria, on Friday denied that the company ever used raw materials considered to be expired by NAFDAC.
He
said that the company had already gotten extension on the ‘best before
date’ from the supplier of the malt extract in question.
You will recall that NAFDAC imposed one billion naira fine on Guinness over alleged usage of expired raw materials in the company’s production lines.
Sobowale
told journalists in Lagos that the company usually considered due
process in the way it destroyed expired raw materials.
Sobowale
said that the company usually destroyed its expired products and
materials at Ado-Ado in Ogun State with relevant documents from
government.
Sobowale, also the
Company Secretary, said that prior to the day NAFDAC visited the
warehouse, it had fumigated the place on Oct. 25 to prevent rodents from
entering the warehouse.
He also said
that the company, upon receiving a letter from NAFDAC, replied NAFDAC
with the documents seeking approval on the extension of “best before
date”.
Sobowale said that Guinness also got relevant papers from the Ado-Ode Local Goverment on disposal of expired raw materials.
Other papers presented included the certificate on the pest control treatment from a company called AC Fumen International and the FSSC 2200 ISO certificate
The Managing Director of Guinness Nigeria, Peter Ndegwa,
said that the company would not compromise on the highest standards of
quality which were in line with globally accepted code of manufacturing
practice.
He said that those
standards had also been co-certified by NAFDAC. Ndegwa said that company
believed more in its reputation than the financial benefits it gained
from the sale of its products.
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