Director-General of the National
Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dr Paul Orhii,
has commended Guinness Nigeria Plc for its ability to maintain high quality
standards in the production of its beverages and high level of compliance with
NAFDAC’s regulations and policies.
Dr. Orhii gave the commendation during a
facility tour of Guinness Nigeria’s Ogba Brewery in Ikeja, Lagos recently.
“From
what I have seen, Guinness has so many brands that they are manufacturing, and
am very happy that each brand is well controlled and well situated. I am
impressed with what I have seen here today. We would work very closely with the
quality control department to ensure that counterfeiters of any kind are
arrested as we have done in the past.” Dr Orhii said.
In his welcome remarks, Managing
Director/Chief Executive Officer, Guinness Nigeria Plc, Mr Seni Adetu expressed
the company’s delight at the visit and noted that the visit would afford the
company an opportunity to showcase its upgraded production lines. Adetu further
expressed that he was happy that NAFDAC executives were afforded a chance to
witness firsthand, the high premium that Guinness places on producing
innovative products and maintaining a high quality standard.
“Innovation and quality are at the centre
of our business. We research and gather insights from consumers that help us in
the kind of products we make to satisfy their needs. It is such insights that
have berthed drinks like Orijin which recently won the Best Beverage Innovation
award. We take very seriously the issue of quality and ensure that our standards
and procedures meet that of NAFDAC and global best practice as is expected of
any company in the Diageo group.” Adetu stated.
Responding after the facility tour, Dr.
Orhii said “We appreciate the management team of Guinness for hosting us on
this visit and would like to state that this kind of partnership between
regulators and the manufacturers are aimed at supporting companies in making
sure that they maintain their standards. We are partners and we would seek ways
to protect the brands of respected companies like Guinness Nigeria,” he stated.
Speaking further, he
stressed that “As the regulator, we wouldn’t want to impose laws that will
stifle businesses; we would rather be seen to help businesses to grow and
provide Nigerians with excellent products. We believe that companies who open
their doors to us to conduct such factory tours have nothing to hide and are
doing the right thing. We hope to continue in this partnership, to work
together so Nigerians would enjoy the best products” he concluded.
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