The food poisoning cases recorded in recent weeks that have caused the death of six people in Marrakech have raised concerns and fear among the population of the ochre city, who have greatly reduced their visits to fast-food restaurants.
In Marrakech, the inspection controls of fast-food restaurants following a collective food poisoning incident in a snack bar are bearing fruit. Dozens of establishments have already been closed and about ten people arrested.
Community activists are calling on the regional authorities of the province of Al Haouz to carry out inspection checks on food stands, cafes and popular restaurants located along the Ourika valley as tourists flock to the Marrakech, Asni and Ourika region.
The Wali of the Marrakech-Safi region ordered inspections of fast-food restaurants following a collective food poisoning incident in a snack bar.
Preliminary investigations conducted by the competent services of the Competition Council reveal that café owners and managers are considering a possible increase in the prices of beverages. The regulator does not rule out the opening of a possible investigation into these practices prohibited by law.
The National Federation of Café and Restaurant Owners in Morocco has explained the increase in beverage prices observed after the celebration of Eid al-Fitr, denying being the source of this increase.
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.
Moroccans could expect a price increase in cafes after the celebration of Eid al-Fitr .
Faced with the closure of many cafes and restaurants, professionals in the sector are sounding the alarm. They have contacted Younes Sekkouri, Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills, and are demanding an immediate response from him and the other members of Aziz Akhannouch’s government.
Touria Afif, member of the parliamentary group of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD), questioned the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of National Education on the proliferation of shisha cafes near schools in Morocco, particularly in Salé.
Like several Moroccan cities, Agadir is facing food waste during Ramadan. A phenomenon that occurs every year.
The serial closure of franchises in the major cities of Morocco worries Mohamed el Fane, the president of the Moroccan Franchise Federation (FMF). He calls on the state to support this sector that is dying.