The Managing Director of Guinness Nigeria Plc, Mr Peter Ndegwa, has assured the consumers of its products nationwide that the company would never compromise on the highest standards of quality of its products brewed in line with globallly accepted code of manufacturing practice.
In corroboration, Mr Sesan Sobowale, Director, Corporate Relations in Guinness Nigeria also refuted the allegation by NAFDAC that the company ever used raw materials considered to have expired.
Sobowale said that the company has already got extension on the ‘best before date’ from the supplier of the malt extract in question.
NAN reports that NAFDAC imposed N1 billion fine on Guinness for alleged use of expired raw materials in the company’s production lines.
But Sobowale told journalists in Lagos on Friday that Guinness always follows due process in the way it destroys expired raw materials.
He added that the company usually destroyed its expired products and materials at Ado-Ado in Ogun State with relevant documents from government.
Sobowale, who is also the Company Secretary, said that prior to the day NAFDAC visited the warehouse, it had fumigated the place in October 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”.
The director 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, Ndegwa said the corporate giant would not compromise on the highest quality standards of its products in line with globallly accepted code of manufacturing practice.
He said that those standards had also been so-certified by NAFDAC and the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON).
Ndegwa said that company believed more in protrcting its reputation than the financial benefits it gained from the sale of its products.
-Vanguard
