Dangote Sugar Refinery (DSR) has secured the Global Food Safety Systems (FSSC 22000) Certification.
According to a statement released by the company, the certification is fully recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), the certification came in recognition of the standards the company has already achieved through the refinery such as the ISO 9001:2008, ISO 22000:2005 and ISO OHSAS 18001:2007.
It also stated that recommendation for DSR’s FSSC 22000 certification was given in November 2015, after series of processes, followed by internal and surveillance audits.
Mr Abdullahi Sule, Dangote Sugar Refinery acting Group Managing Director, also stated that the feat was part of strategic plan to meet its customer’s needs using good manufacturing practices, enhanced food safety culture and management systems. It added that the certification would boost consumer confidence in the brand and eliminate production loss time in its refinery.
The statement also said that the company was actively pursuing a backward integration master plan with a target of producing a total of 1.5 million tonnes of sugar per annum. The target was to enable the firm meet the national sugar master plan.
“The firm is also planning an additional investment of N180 billion in four 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 States,” it said.
