Correct products invade Nador’s markets in the absence of censorship

This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:

This article was automatically translated from Hibapress, the Arabic version:

Heba Press – Muhammad Zaruh

The city of Nador attends a disturbing spread of the phenomenon of promoting expired products or near the expiration date, because many traders considerably use the prices of these goods in order to get rid of them and attract customers. These practices, which take place in the absence of a completely complete control of the responsible authorities, raise the concern of citizens and raise questions on the extent of the protection of consumer health.

During a visit to markets and commercial stores in Nador, it was noticed that the spread of goods imported from outside Morocco which are offered at attractive prices, but often they are expired or about to end , which makes them dangerous for consumption. While consumers are attracted to prices reduction, many of them neglect health risks that may result from the consumption of these products.

The exacerbation of this phenomenon is due to the poor monitoring by the receiving authorities, which Did not show were sufficient presence to deter these abuses, in addition to the lack of awareness among some consumers of the importance of verifying the dates of the validity of the Products before buying them.

Civil society, in turn, began with the alarm, calling for immediate intervention by the authorities concerned to tighten control of markets and stores. He also called for the implementation of deterrent laws against offenders, while organizing large awareness campaigns to warn consumers of the danger of consuming dangerous products.

Pending the movements of the authorities, the health of the citizen remains threatened by this chaos, which makes everyone a common responsibility to protect the rights of consumers and to improve the culture of food security.