As the month of Ramadan approaches, calls for a boycott of Deglet Nour dates are multiplying in Morocco, driven by citizen concerns about the health safety of imported products. This situation places the authorities in the obligation to reconcile the protection of public health with the imperatives of supplying the national market.
Moroccan olive oil professionals denounce a practice of consumers who press the oil themselves to avoid fraud.
The Spanish poultry sector is currently experiencing its worst health crisis in years, marked by an uncontrolled outbreak of avian flu . This critical situation has revived, on social networks and within the industry, the controversy surrounding the authorization granted by Brussels in June 2022 allowing the import of Moroccan poultry into the European Union, a measure perceived as a blow by local producers.
In Morocco, the bakery and pastry sector is facing enormous difficulties. Its players are calling on the government to take incentive measures and reforms. If nothing is done, the price of bread could soar in the next three days.
Due to climate change, the camel herd is decreasing in Morocco to the great dismay of camel breeders.
Rumors of the return of Moroccan shipments due to pesticide contamination prove to be false. The Interprolive federation and the National Office of Sanitary Safety of Food Products (Onssa) ensure that olive oils fully comply with health standards.
Morocco faces a worrying paradox. While obesity is on the rise, millions of Moroccans still suffer from severe nutritional deficiencies. This is at least what the latest report from the Moroccan Institute of Political Analysis reveals.
Explosive statements by Ahmed Touizi, president of the parliamentary group of the Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM), on the flour subsidized by the state and used in certain mills have prompted the public prosecutor’s office near the Court of Appeal of Rabat to order the opening of an investigation. For its part, the National Office of Sanitary Safety of Food Products (ONSSA) confirms the existence of irregularities in certain mills.
Morocco is on the verge of regaining its place on the global map of the Moroccan prickly pear. This fruit is being reborn for export.
Consumer protection associations are alarmed by the proliferation of illegal practices involving the marketing of suspect olive oil, stored in unsanitary conditions each year.
A comparison between the Kiri cheese sold in Morocco and the one marketed in France reveals a considerable gap in terms of composition and quality. Despite the denials of the company and the ONSSA, the damage is done.
Morocco is among the top three exporters of watermelons in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.