The Moroccan Observatory for Consumer Protection has filed a complaint with the authorities in Marrakech concerning the proliferation of informal bread and pastries businesses, veritable “itinerant bakeries”.
According to the Observatory, these businesses, which do not have legal authorizations and do not respect hygiene standards, create unfair competition with legally established bakeries and pastries. The latter must bear significant financial burdens, such as taxes, social security contributions and fees for the use of public property, unlike informal businesses.
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The Observatory also indicates that these “traveling bakeries” represent a risk to the health of consumers, because they are not subject to any health controls. He calls on the authorities to intervene quickly to close these businesses and protect consumers as well as professionals in the sector.
-Marrakech is not the only city affected by the proliferation of this type of illegal trade. Many cities are also facing the same phenomenon.
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