Adulterated oils threaten the lives of Moroccan consumers

Al-Naaman Al-Yalawi The controversy over the spread of fraud in olive oils has returned, and MP Rachid Hamouni, head of the Progress and Socialism group in the House of Representatives, directed a written question to the Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests, about measures to combat fraud in olive oil, recalling that "with the advent of each olive pressing season, news escalates about the phenomenon of fraud by some in the quality of olive oil, which poses a danger to the health of consumers and leads to a loss of confidence in national products", calling on the government to disclose the procedures and measures it is taking, or will take, to combat this dangerous phenomenon. For his part, Bouazza Kharati, President of the Moroccan Association for Consumer Rights, warned of the dangers of fraud in olive oil, stressing that it leads to serious diseases, mainly "liver cirrhosis", and stressing the need to pay attention to health safety ...