
Marrakech Launches Fast-Food Inspections After Deadly Food Poisoning Outbreak
The Wali of the Marrakech-Safi region ordered inspections of fast-food restaurants following a collective food poisoning incident in a snack bar.

The Wali of the Marrakech-Safi region ordered inspections of fast-food restaurants following a collective food poisoning incident in a snack bar.

Moroccans are facing a new rise in red meat prices in recent days. In the Casablanca slaughterhouses, the kilogram of beef is sold between 85 and 95 dirhams, while the lamb meat is negotiated between 110 and 120 dirhams, a record. This increase is causing concern among consumers and raises questions about its causes and future developments.

Drink prices are soaring in the aftermath of the celebration of Eid al-Fitr, the feast marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, thus causing incomprehension and anger among customers of cafes and restaurants in Tangier and other Moroccan cities.

In a short time, the Egyptian group Kazyon, specialized in the small distribution format of consumer products, is accelerating its activities in Morocco to the point of shaking up its direct competitor, the Turkish BIM Stores.

Moroccan households wasted more than 4 million tons of meals in 2022. This is revealed by the 2024 report on the food waste index of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), written by WRAP, a global NGO based in the United Kingdom.

Like several Moroccan cities, Agadir is facing food waste during Ramadan. A phenomenon that occurs every year.

Morocco is once again turning to the international market to increase its wheat imports in order to offset the considerable drop in its production, severely affected by the drought this year.

Algerian dates of dubious quality have been smuggled into Morocco from Mali and Mauritania before the start of the month of Ramadan, with the borders between the two countries being closed.

About twenty students from the Ibn Tachfine high school on Tuesday evening in Guercif were rushed to the regional hospital after dining at the boarding school. The establishment was placed on maximum alert as the authorities tried to determine the cause of this collective food poisoning .

Faced with the refusal of many cafe and restaurant owners to pay copyright fees for the exploitation of literary and artistic works, the professional association intends to take legal action.

The company Dari Couspate has issued a formal denial regarding the signing of a partnership agreement with Israel or any Israeli company.

Many Spanish food companies are setting up in Morocco to take advantage of the benefits it offers.