A chocolate flan preparation made in Casablanca has been added to the FDA’s red list. The reason: its label in Arabic, French, Spanish and Dutch does not reproduce all the mandatory information in each of these languages.
A health alert was issued in Germany after excessive pesticide levels were detected in Moroccan green beans. The batch, which arrived via Spain, was no longer on store shelves when the analysis results became known.
Five months after the Russian imports controversy, U.S. authorities announce that Morocco now accepts pork casings from the United States. A strictly regulated opening from a health and safety standpoint.
Social media posts have raised doubts about watermelon in Morocco. However, ONSSA assures that controls conducted on hundreds of samples revealed no health non-compliance .
Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) traveling to Morocco must be careful about certain products transported in their luggage. Animals, plants, books, telecommunications equipment or remote-controlled objects may be subject to special formalities upon entry into the country.
To stop the annual Eid mayhem, Morocco’s Interior Ministry is strictly regulating sheep sales. Gone are the days of makeshift stables in cities—authorities are now imposing dedicated spaces under threat of hefty financial penalties.
The National Association of Casing Exporters in Morocco clarifies the import of Russian pork casings, intended exclusively for processing and full re-export. No product will be marketed locally, assures the organization under the control of the ONSSA.
Moroccan justice authorities ordered on Wednesday the withdrawal of the passport and a travel ban against Abderrahim Bendou. The MP and businessman is being prosecuted while at liberty over suspicions of marketing dairy products unfit for consumption.
The record olive oil production in the Béni Mellal region has sparked unprecedented enthusiasm, but it has also been accompanied by a proliferation of counterfeiting networks. Authorities recently seized nine tonnes of toxic products and dismantled clandestine laboratories using chemical additives to deceive consumers.
The discovery of donkey remains has caused a strong emotion in the Souss-Massa region. Several residents fear the existence of a clandestine slaughter circuit. On site, the authorities have launched a preliminary investigation to determine the origin of these remains and the circumstances.
The Moroccan Observatory for Consumer Protection has called on the National Office of Sanitary Safety of Food Products (ONSSA) to intensify its inspections following the seizure of more than nine tons of non-compliant olive oil . The organization stresses that the opening of 58 legal proceedings is a positive step, but remains insufficient given the scale of fraud in this strategic sector.
The National Office of Sanitary Safety of Food Products (ONSSA) has seized and destroyed 9 tons of non-compliant olive oil .