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Following the spread of rumours on social networks about the cultivation of watermelon from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the Zagora region, the National Office of Health Safety of Food Products (ONSSA) inform the public that the plant seeds used in Morocco in watermelon cultivation are not genetically modified. The ONSSA requires that the import […]

As part of the bilateral sanitary and phytosanitary cooperation between Morocco and the USA, ONSSA held a videoconference meeting on April 21, 2021, with a US delegation from the United State Department of Agriculture (USDA). which was composed of officials from APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services), the APHIS Representation in Cairo and the […]

As part of the Maroco-Colombian cooperation, ONSSA and the National Institute for Control of Medicines and Food (INVIMA) organized on April 12, 2021, a 2nd meeting in videoconference, in which also took part, representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Agencies (AMCI and APC) of both countries. At this meeting, the two partners […]

Mr. Abdallah JANATI, Director General of ONSSA received at the Office’s headquarters on 10 March 2021 His Excellency Mr Harsul Azwar, Ambassador of Indonesia to Morocco. Discussions included sanitary and phytosanitary issues related to trade between the two countries. This meeting was also an opportunity for both parties to discuss the prospects for strengthening technical […]

ONSSA held its Board of Directors on December 07, 2020, by videoconference, chaired by Mr Mohammed SADIKI, Secretary General of the Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests; in the presence of C.A directors and members and representatives of partner institutions. Abdellah Janati, Director General of ONSSA , […]

As part of the Maroco-German cooperation, the ONSSA and the German Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) organized on 27 November 2020 a meeting in videoconference, About 40 participants took part. During the meeting, the two partners presented their food crisis management system and discussed ways of cooperation in this area. It […]

ONSSA launches the online electronic payment service for remote payment of invoices in a secure, simple and fast way. This new service, based on the secure payment platform of the Centre Monétique Interbancaire (CMI), ensures: – Secure payments and quick access to all invoices issued by ONSSA; – Reduction of processing times for delivery of […]

As part of the celebration of the year 2020 “International Year of Plant Protection”, the ONSSA organized, on Saturday, October 24, 2020, a national day, in videoconference, for the benefit of the staff of the plant protection services under the theme «Plant protection in Morocco, challenges and prospects». This day, chaired by the Director General […]

ONSSA and its Russian counterpart, the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, held a video conference on 22 October 2020 on the issue of electronic certification of agricultural products traded between Morocco and Russia. The two authorities discussed their respective information systems and approaches, and agreed to strengthen their cooperation in this area.