Counterfeit cans of Moroccan sardines reached the Parliament

Published Apr 30, 2024

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Parliamentarian Mohamed Shawki has raised concerns about counterfeiting activities by Chinese companies, who are deceiving African consumers by imitating Moroccan products. These companies are manipulating the popularity of Moroccan brands by using similar packaging and changing product names, leading to a 30% loss in total exports for the fish canning industry. Shawki has directed questions to the Minister of Industry and Trade, seeking measures to safeguard dried fish products from counterfeiting operations by Asian companies, particularly in African markets. Moroccan companies have previously attempted to combat this issue by filing lawsuits against counterfeiters in countries like Ghana, Gabon, and Angola.

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Parliamentarian Mohamed Shawki re-shed light on the imitation and counterfeiting operations targeting Moroccan products by some Chinese companies, taking advantage of the spread that Morocco has accumulated in African markets over the years, where African consumers are being deceived by offering products in packaging similar to Moroccan packaging. As an example of this, competing companies deliberately change the names of Moroccan brands, while retaining the famous red color of sardine cans, which misleads the consumer regarding their source, as if they were Moroccan, which caused Moroccan companies losses amounting to 30 percent of the total exports of fish canning industries, according to a previous study. It was completed by Moroccan professionals. In his written question addressed to the Minister of Industry and Trade, the parliamentarian from the National Rally of Independents asked about the measures to be taken in order to protect dried fish products exported to ...

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