After Yabiladi met a Moroccan family that had its sheep meat discolored one day after Eid al-Adha, the National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA) reacted, giving details on the case. «The two sheep purchased by the family were raised in two separate farmers», said ONSSA on Tuesday after a father told Yabiladi in a video that he bought two sheep with ear tags in Jemaat Guisser (Settat province). ONSSA told Yabiladi that the two farmers have not been the subject of any complaints, knowing that one of them sold 14 sheep while the other had 21. Moreover, the office explained that a preliminary investigation revealed that the «family sought the help of the department only four days after Eid al-Adha». ONSSA also stressed that they «waited for 13 hours before putting the meat in the fridge». Speaking to Yabiladi on Sunday, the family in question said that after realizing that their sheep meat was rotten and discolored they reached the National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA), which advised them to visit the hygiene services department in Sidi Othmane (Casablanca). «Once there, we were surprised that we were not the only ones. We gave the people in charge there the number the sheep had in its ear. They took samples from us and threw the rest in their garbage», stated the man. After filling a document with information related to their purchase and the state of the sheep they slaughtered, the family left the facility empty-handed. «We want to know what is happening», said the mother, arguing that «the government promised to monitor the condition of sheep sold to people ahead of Eid al-Adha».
