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.