The Local Switzerland https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swiss eggs declared fipronil-free No trace of the insecticide fipronil has been found in Swiss eggs, according to the Swiss government, which carried out an analysis of domestic eggs in the wake of the scare that has swept through Europe. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170822/swiss-eggs-declared-fipronil-free Tue, 22 Aug 2017 14:08:09 +0200 swiss-eggs-declared-fipronil-free Contaminated eggs found in Switzerland and across EU Insecticide-tainted eggs from European poultry farms have now been found in Hong Kong and Switzerland as well as 15 EU countries, the European Commission said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170811/contaminated-eggs-found-in-switzerland-and-across-eu Fri, 11 Aug 2017 15:02:25 +0200 contaminated-eggs-found-in-switzerland-and-across-eu Insecticide egg scare widens to Switzerland Swiss supermarkets have removed eggs from their shelves after millions of the product contaminated with a toxic pesticide were pulled from stores and destroyed in the Netherlands and Germany. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170805/insecticide-egg-scare-widens-to-switzerland Sat, 05 Aug 2017 17:31:53 +0200 insecticide-egg-scare-widens-to-switzerland Gallery: giant tortoise at Zurich Zoo is mother at 80 A Galapagos giant tortoise at Zurich Zoo has become a mother again at the age of 80. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160511/giant-tortoise-at-zurich-zoo-is-mother-at-80 Wed, 11 May 2016 15:12:29 +0200 giant-tortoise-at-zurich-zoo-is-mother-at-80