Sesan Sobowale, the Director of Corporate Relations in Guinness Nigeria, on Friday denied that the company ever used raw materials considered to be expired by the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control.
Sobowale said the company had already gotten extension on the “best before date” from the supplier of the malt extract in question.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that NAFDAC imposed N1 billion 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 prior to the day NAFDAC visited the warehouse, it had fumigated the place on October 25 to prevent rodents from entering the warehouse.
He also said the company, upon receiving a letter from NAFDAC, replied the Agency with the documents seeking approval on the extension of “best before date”.
Sobowale said Guinness also got relevant papers from the Ado-Odo Local Government 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 the company would not compromise on the highest standards of quality, which were in line with globally accepted code of manufacturing practice.
Ndegwa said those standards had also be so-certified by NAFDAC and the Standards Organisation of Nigeria.
Ndegwa said the company believed more in its reputation than the financial benefits it gained from the sale of its products.
NAN
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