Lagos,
Nigeria – 09 March 2016: Guinness Nigeria can now
confirm that a Notice of Discontinuance of the court action instituted against
the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and
the Attorney General of the Federation has been filed. The action was started
following the receipt by the company of a letter dated 9th November
2015 from NAFDAC which, among others, imposed administrative charges of one
billion naira (N1billion) on the company.
The termination of the court
action was predicated on the letter dated 15th February 2016 from
NAFDAC to the company which was stated to “supercede the decisions contained in
the Agency’s letter dated 9th November 2015”. As part of the resolution,NAFDAC
would be present during the destruction of the expired raw materials in its
rented warehouse and both parties agreed that this would be the procedure for
the exercise in future. Guinness Nigeria also agreed to pay administrative and
service charges to NAFDAC to cover the cost of the investigative inspection of
raw materials carried out by the Agency as well as the supervision by NAFDAC of
the destruction of the raw materials which would be carried out by Guinness
Nigeria.
The administrative and
service charges of approximately N11.4m has since been paid to NAFDAC.
Guinness Nigeria is home to
some of the most iconic brands in Nigeria including Guinness Foreign Extra Stout.
As part of the Diageo group of companies, Guinness Nigeria operates to the
highest standard of quality in its production and processes, being guided not
only by Nigerian but global best practices.
Guinness Nigeria
acknowledges the support received from the Honourable Minister of Health and
from the former Director-General and senior management of NAFDACtowards the
amicable resolution of the matter and expresses its commitment to maintaining
and fostering a strong and mutually beneficial relationship with NAFDAC.
Media Enquiries:
Corporate Communications Manager
Guinness Nigeria Plc
24, Oba Akran Avenue Ikeja, Lagos.
Tel: +234 1 2709100
Email: info.gn@diageo.com
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