Triggered a few days ago, the toxic mint scandal continues to make headlines in Morocco. The National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA), which has reassured that it has proceeded to destroy all the declared toxic mint crops, does not intend to stop there. Indeed, justice has already been seized and the offenders will have to answer for their actions.
A week after the discovery of mint contaminated by banned pesticides, the National Office of Sanitary Safety of Food Products (ONSSA) has just proceeded to the destruction of several fields. This, to "prevent the marketing of mint unfit for consumption on domestic markets".
In the localities of Khoualka and Ras El Aïn, both under the province of Youssoufia, a team from the regional directorate of ONSSA, accompanied by local authorities and gendarmerie elements, has just proceeded to the destruction of more than one and a half hectares of mint crops unfit for consumption.
At the origin of the "contaminated mint" affair, two letters from the National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA), addressed on May 24 to the walis of the Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima and Souss-Massa regions, in order to alert them to "the presence of pesticides in the mint produced in Morocco".
Pesticide residues have been found in mint sold in several Moroccan regions, just alerted the National Office of Sanitary Safety of Food Products (ONSSA).
Despite the vigilance of the authorities, particularly the services of the Ministry of the Interior, many merchants take advantage of the arrival of Ramadan to sell expired products.
News that is certainly not going to delight tea lovers in Morocco, who are numerous. Several brands of Chinese teas are in the sights of the Moroccan health authorities due to the presence of pesticide residues.
The National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA) has carried out the vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease of more than one million cattle, as part of the 2019 national booster vaccination campaign, until February 6.
The six outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease discovered on January 7 in Fquih Ben Salah and Khouribga have been eradicated by the veterinary services of the National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA).
Cases of foot-and-mouth disease have just been confirmed in the locality of Ouled Sidi Chennane, in the Fquih Ben Salah region, announces the National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA).