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  • Morocco’s Consumer Price Index Rises 0.2% in June, Food Prices Fluctuate
    25 July 2019, by Bladi.net

    Compared to the previous month, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Morocco experienced a slight increase of 0.2% in June.
    According to an information note from the High Commission for Planning (HCP), this variation is justified by the 0.3% increase in the index of food products and 0.1% in the index of non-food products, reports the Map.
    The food products concerned by these increases recorded between May and June 2019 are mainly "vegetables", "fruits", "meats", "coffee, tea and cocoa", (…)

  • ONSSA Cracks Down on Livestock Breeders Ahead of Eid al-Adha 2019
    28 July 2019, by Bladi.net

    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.
    The ONSSA press release takes stock of the results of the institution’s latest outings. A total of 236,000 breeding and fattening units have been registered with the ONSSA veterinary services, an increase of 71% compared to (…)

  • Food Poisoning at Morocco Camp Sends 20 Children to Hospital
    18 August 2024, by Prince

    Some 20 children participating in a camp in the coastal region of Azla, on the outskirts of Tetouan, were victims of food poisoning on Friday after consuming sandwiches in a fast food restaurant.
    The children showed signs of poisoning after dining at this fast food establishment and were rushed to the Saniat Rmel Hospital in Tetouan to receive the necessary care, according to local sources.
    The minors were taken care of as soon as they arrived at the hospital and are safe and sound, the (…)

  • Moroccan Teen Dies from Food Poisoning After Eating Fast Food Sandwich
    3 August 2019, by Kamal

    Fast food has always been controversial. This week, a 16-year-old boy was the victim of food poisoning after eating a sandwich in a small restaurant in the city of Sidi Slimane.
    A Moroccan residing abroad (MRE), who was spending his vacation in Morocco, in Sidi Slimane, had the unfortunate idea of taking a sandwich from the fast food restaurant in his neighborhood. A gesture that was going to cost him his life.
    Upon returning home, he began to feel excruciating stomach pains, followed (…)

  • Eid al-Adha: Sheep Prices Remain Stable in Moroccan Markets
    4 August 2019, by Sylvanus

    Several sellers and sheep farming professionals have told Médias24 that sheep prices negotiated on the markets are at quite reasonable levels.
    "On the reference markets, the price of a "Timahdit" breed sheep varies between 46 and 47 DH per kilo. The price of "Bni Guil" and "Sardi" is on average 51 DH per kilo. Overall, sheep prices, all breeds combined, are between 47 and 52 DH per kilo," says Abderrahmane Mejdoubi, president of the National Sheep and Goat Association (ANOC).
    These same (…)

  • Maghreb Nations Unite to Seek UNESCO Heritage Status for Couscous
    7 August 2019, by Bladi.net

    What diplomacy has not yet managed, a simple dish is doing. It is a common cultural and culinary cause that Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Mauritania have decided to carry, with one voice and a unique initiative, to UNESCO, regarding couscous.
    For these four countries, the question is to succeed in having couscous adopted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, as an intangible heritage of humanity. For this cause, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and (…)

  • Morocco Grapples with High Food Waste as Study Reveals 34% of Household Budgets Affected
    8 August 2019, by Bladi.net

    Morocco is one of the countries in the world that wastes food. This situation must call our consciences to attention. 34.5% of family budgets are spent on food, but a third of it would be wasted. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by the High Commission for Planning (HCP), published in 2012.
    The causes of this food waste are diverse and varied. For Mamoun Ghellab, Founder of the Moroccan Association, Zero Zbel, 10% of household budgets, on average, is devoted to food waste. He (…)

  • Morocco’s Consumer Prices Drop 0.8% in July, Led by Food and Fuel Costs
    23 August 2019, by Bladi.net

    For the month of July 2019, the consumer price index recorded a 0.8% drop compared to June. This variation can be justified by the 2.0% drop in the food products index and 0.1% in the non-food products index.
    Between June and July 2019, the following food products experienced a decline: "vegetables" by 8.1%, "fish and seafood" by 4.3%, "fruits" by 3.6%, "meats" by 1.7% and "milk, cheese and eggs" by 0.5%. As for non-food products, they take into account the prices of "fuels" with 1.0%. (…)

  • Grisly Discovery in Casablanca Raises Concerns Over Illegal Meat Trade
    24 August 2019, by Bladi.net

    A group of young people discovered this week in Hay Mohammadi four donkey heads as well as the remains of their bones. This macabre discovery caused a big scare among the population of the Casablanca neighborhood.
    On the web, for many Moroccans, these animals had probably been slaughtered so that their meat would end up with the sandwich vendors who abound in this Casablanca area, reports Challenge.
    This is unfortunately not an isolated act, observes the same media, as it states that (…)

  • Chicken Prices Soar in Morocco After Eid al-Adha, Breeders Demand Action
    25 August 2019, by Bladi.net

    The soaring price of chicken in the aftermath of Eid al-Adha is worrying consumers as well as breeders. The latter feel shortchanged and are calling on the competent authorities to safeguard their interests.
    The dizzying rise in the price of chicken during the post-Eid al-Adha period is worrying, reports Le360.ma. This unexpected surge surprises the breeders who only benefit from 9.5 to 10 dirhams of the 17 that the chicken costs on the market.
    This indescribable situation for the (…)