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.
Moroccans are exasperated by the exaggerated and unjustified rise in prices of certain products such as fish, red meat, and chicken, not hesitating to boycott these products and the importing companies they accuse of supporting Israel in the conflict in Gaza.
In Morocco, the sardine, the " poor man’s fish ", is so expensive that low-income families cannot afford to buy it.
In Morocco, red meat prices continue to rise, reaching 120 dirhams per kilogram in some retail outlets.
The parliamentary group of the Rassemblement national des indépendants (RNI) has just tabled a bill to fight against food waste. Penalties are also planned.
The high costs of caterers this summer are pushing Moroccan families to review their wedding budgets downward and opt for sober celebrations with a limited guest list. The culprit is the surge in food, red meat, poultry and fish prices.
A food poisoning incident that occurred at the end of June in a restaurant in Rabat is the cause of the death of a British tourist. Devastated, her mother, a Moroccan living in England, recounts how the restaurant staff prevented her from leaving and demanded payment of the bill while her daughter was dying.
Red meat has become a luxury for middle-income Moroccan households due to its high price. As an alternative, they have started prioritizing legumes and fish.
In Morocco, the prickly pear has become a luxury product. Its price continues to rise, and we don’t know when it will stop.
The high cost of food in certain coastal tourist areas exceeds those of European regions and the too expensive tourist offers push most Moroccans to consider spending their holidays in foreign countries like Spain, Italy and Portugal.
Invited to a family dinner in Casablanca, 26 people ended up in the hospital after consuming dishes marketed by a caterer on TikTok.
In Morocco, olive oil will be more expensive in the coming months. Several factors are behind this new surge, including the lack of water suffered by producers in the irrigated areas.