Rodents In Beer: NAFDAC Fines Guinness N1 Billion

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has fined Guinness Nigeria the whopping sum of N1 billion.

NAFDAC issued the fine, citing unauthorized revalidation of expired products by Guinness as well as rodents exposed to the raw materials used to make their beer.

An excerpt of the letter written to Guinness by NAFDAC

“In view of the above, you are further required to take the following actions: disclosure of all your warehouses in the country and submission of inventory level of the stock thereof; submit a written voluntary consent of forfeiture for destruction of the expired and revalidated raw materials discovered in your warehouse; and submit a notarised undertaking to comply with all the guidelines, rules, regulations and enactments of the agency, and to refrain from any future violations.”