SON certifies Dangote Sugar’s refinery’s safety practices
Having met the required criteria on food safety management, Dangote Sugar Refinery has been certified by the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON).
A statement from the company stated that the company’s management successfully obtained the food safety management systems certification (NIS ISO 22000:2005) issued by the standards regulatory body.
According to the Deputy Group Managing Director, Dangote Sugar, Abdullahi Sule, “the Food Safety Management System is a standard that guides the refinery’s core business of refining of high quality sugar using safe practices to manufacture finished product.
He added that the Food Safety Management System, FSMS, (ISO 22000:2005); certification is the third in the series of ISO certification on Quality, Process Safety/Security and Food Safety, achieved by the Sugar Refinery, and thus making it the only sugar organization in the country with three ISO certifications.
He disclosed that in addition to the Food Safety Management System, (FSMS) ISO 22000:2005; Dangote Sugar Refinery is also ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System (QMS), and ISO 18001:2007 Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS), certified.
According to the company, the certifications attest to Sugar Refinery’s efforts at achieving its set goal to be one of the world’s leading integrated sugar producers, with high quality products and using best practices in the day to day running of its operations, in line with internationally accepted standards. Similarly, Dangote sugar refinery is currently working towards the achievement of FSSC 22000, (Food Safety System Certification); a GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) recognized scheme.
“Dangote Sugar Refinery is actively pursuing a backward integration master plan with a target of producing a total of 1.5 million tons of sugar per annum.
The target is to enable it meet the national sugar master plan. “It plans an additional Investment of N180billion for 4 factories in Sokoto and Kebbi States and has 150,000 hectares of land allocated for the project in Kogi, Kwara, Jigawa, Sokoto, Taraba and Kebbi.
“Dangote Sugar acquired the moribund 50, 000 tons per annum capacity sugar producing factory-the Savannah Sugar Company Limited in Numan, Adamawa State in 2002. The buy-over, midwifed by the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), was the fallout of the failure of several attempts made by the Federal Government to reposition the nation’s foremost sugar company”, the statement read in part.
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there are lots of companies really doing their part to improve the standard of nigerian industry and economy. it is up to the govt to help them in anyway to ensure their growth, provide export avenues, and provide access to raw material needed.
Unfortunately our Governments mostly try to frustrate peoples efforts. Just try to start something up and see the hurdles they will throw at you. I believe the primary role of government should not be running of business but creating the enabling environment with reasonable taxes, infrastructure, security e.t.c. In cases where the government is unable to provide infrastructure they should provide tax waivers to companies who step in to fill the gap.
We will review and take appropriate action.