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.
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