The Joint Regional Committee in charge of price and product quality control at the Tangier-Assilah prefecture is undertaking intensive field efforts to monitor the supply and prices of food products and to curb speculation as the holy month of Ramadan approaches.
The committee members, comprised of specialized services, conduct daily inspections of points of sale, markets, and distribution channels to monitor the supply situation, prices, combat speculation and monopolies, and protect the health and safety of consumers, thereby deterring and punishing all violators who resort to manipulating supply or unjustified price increases. In this context, and during a tour conducted by committee members on Monday to the Grand Market (known as "Soukco el-Kebir" or Bra Market) located in the heart of Tangier in 9th April Square, Abdullah Al-Mokhbar, head of the Price Control Department at the Tangier-Assilah prefecture, confirmed that commercial stores in this market had been inspected. The tour included a large number of stores specializing in red and white meats, vegetables, fruits, and sellers of food products of all kinds, both retail and wholesale. He added that during the tour, expired or improperly stored food products were seized and destroyed. For her part, Fatima Zahra Al-Qati, from the Territorial Health Group of Tangier – Tetouan – Al Hoceima, affirmed that within the framework of protecting the health and safety of consumers, they work with the Joint Regional Committee daily and permanently, especially during the holy month of Ramadan. She explained, in a similar statement, that they are keen to monitor the dates of food products (especially expiration dates) and the storage conditions of these products. Last week, the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region hosted a meeting dedicated to studying the measures to ensure good supply to the markets and to monitor and punish practices that violate the law, in preparation for the blessed month of Ramadan. During this meeting, chaired by the governor of the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, the governor of the Tangier-Assilah prefecture, Younes Tazi, emphasized the need to mobilize all stakeholders to ensure continuous and abundant supply of all food items that are in demand during this period. It is worth noting that the inspection committees conduct continuous field tours to deter and punish all violators and those who manipulate supply or seek to implement unjustified price increases, and to take the necessary deterrent measures against them in accordance with the laws in force in this regard. (With)
