Olive Oil Fraud in Morocco: How Sellers Deceived Consumers
14 January 2026
The National Office of Sanitary Safety of Food Products (ONSSA) has seized and destroyed 9 tons of non-compliant olive oil.
National Office for Health Security of Food Products
Morocco: Why you should be wary of olive oil sold on the street
31 December 2025
As the olive harvest campaign is in full swing in Morocco, stalls are filling up with unlabeled and untraceable bottles of oil. This anarchic proliferation is of great concern (…)
Olive oil: 6,500 liters seized, the hunt for adulterated products accelerates in northern Morocco
8 December 2025
The markets in northern Morocco are facing a worrying proliferation of fraudulent olive oil. While demand is exploding with the new harvest, consumers seeking low prices are (…)
Olive Oil Prices in Morocco: A Spectacular Drop Spoiled?
30 November 2025
The liter of olive oil is now trading around 55 dirhams in Moroccan markets, a sharp drop compared to the previous season. However, this price calm is accompanied by a worrying (…)
Olive oil: the broken trust of Moroccans?
23 November 2025
Moroccan olive oil professionals denounce a practice of consumers who press the oil themselves to avoid fraud.
A cargo of Moroccan olive oil sent back from Europe? The ONSSA responds
8 November 2025
The National Office of Sanitary Safety of Food Products (ONSSA) published a clarification this Saturday, November 8, in response to rumors circulating on social networks. These (…)
Moroccan Tomato Scare Debunked: EU Import Ban Proven False
18 September 2025
The information relayed in the European press and Moroccan media concerning a general suspension of imports of Moroccan cherry tomatoes following a health alert issued in the (…)
Beach Snack Safety Crisis: Morocco Urged to Tighten Controls Ahead of World Cup 2030
22 June 2025
Des organisations de protection des consommateurs appellent les autorités locales à renforcer les contrôles des snacks sur les plages en cette saison estivale afin d’éviter (…)
Morocco Seizes 5 Tons of Adulterated Olive Oil in Food Safety Crackdown
8 June 2025
A food quality control operation conducted in Taroudant has resulted in the seizure of a significant quantity of products unfit for consumption. The intervention, which (…)
Egypt Halts Food Export Checks to Morocco Amid Customs Delays
26 February 2025
Egypt has decided to temporarily suspend the control of food exports to Morocco. This is due to the rather long delays in customs clearance of Egyptian agricultural and (…)