While some will spend Eid al-Adha 2019 in complete tranquility, it will not be the case for some breeders who have acted in bad faith. The National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA) has decided to summon them to court, due to major oversights noted during its many checks.
As part of the preparations for Eid al-Adha 1440, a total of 7.4 million head of sheep and goats are available. This figure, communicated by the National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA), takes into account a herd whose health status is "satisfactory".
The decision to ban the passage of Moroccan sheep to Melilla is causing waves. The Coalición por Melilla (CpM) party denounces it and threatens to withdraw its support from the local government if this ban is not lifted.
After Eid al-Adha, the first group of young people subject to military service is expected in the barracks. In the end, 15,000 will be selected out of 25,000, after the medical examination and selection examination phases.
Speculation is rife, particularly in France, as to the date of the celebration of Eid al-Adha, one of the sacred festivals of Islam.
Far from the eyes of intermediaries, some breeders have chosen to sell their livestock on social networks and e-commerce sites. This initiative makes it possible to avoid speculation and to offer prices within the reach of the consumer.
Skin preservation will be at the heart of the 2019 "Clean Eid al-Adha" campaign. The philosophy behind this year’s campaign, organized annually by the State Secretariat for Sustainable Development, is nothing other than the recovery of skins for their valorization in the leather industry.
300 control operations of weekly markets were carried out by the central and regional services of the National Office of Sanitary Safety and Food Products (ONSSA). More than 500 unusable samples of veterinary medicines were seized, including antibiotics, antifungals and anti-inflammatories.
The Feast of Sacrifice or Eid al-Adha is celebrated on the 10th of the Hijri month of Dhu Al Hijjah, by the entire Muslim community around the world. The last month of the year, Dhu Al Hijjah is the month of the pilgrimage to Mecca, where millions of Muslims gather for a month to perform the ritual of Al Haj.
The fight against the trade in poultry manure, intended for the animals to be sacrificed during Eid al-Adha, as led by the services of the National Office of Sanitary Safety of Food Products (ONSSA), is recording edifying results. Indeed, more than 1.8 tons of poultry manure have just been seized.
Morocco is preparing for the Eid al-Adha festival. This occasion involves the controls carried out by the National Office of Sanitary Safety (ONSSA) on food products, in several regions of the Kingdom. These are evaluated at several hundred thousand heads of animals.
As every year, Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) will be very numerous to go to their country of origin. The holidays coincide this year with the Eid al-Adha festival, which will be celebrated around August 12.