Morocco: The demand to ban the import of Algerian dates reaches parliament

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Published Mar 9, 2023

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With the approaching month of Ramadan, voices are calling for Morocco to stop importing Algerian dates, because it was proven that some of them contain carcinogenic substances, which prompted countries led by the United States of America and France, last summer, to ban their import.

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Oday Shajari, a parliamentary representative for the Party of Progress and Socialism, asked a written question to Riad Mazour, Minister of Industry and Trade, about the procedures and measures that the ministry intends to take to value the national product of dates and protect it from unfair competition to ensure the safety and health of the consumer, in addition to the measures taken to protect the consumer. Moroccan dates that contain carcinogens, coming from Algeria. In his question, Shajari added, "With the approach of the blessed month of Ramadan, the discussion is renewed about the quality of the most consumed materials in this holy month, on top of which are dates, which are very popular with Moroccan families." The parliamentarian pointed out that “the abundance of the local product, and the achievement of self-sufficiency, compared to the product imported from neighboring countries that invades the national markets, especially the Algerian product smuggled through Mali ...

Source: جريدة الأخبار المغربية