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 Insects could be legally for sale in Swiss supermarkets starting next year after the federal food safety and veterinary office (BLV) proposed the commercialization of three species. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150622/insects-proposed-for-sale-in-swiss-supermarkets Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:47:58 +0200 insects-proposed-for-sale-in-swiss-supermarkets Bern has issued a health warning about an imported polenta product that poses risks to consumers because it contains elevated levels of tropane alkaloids, substances found in plants that cause poisoning. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150224/bern-issues-warning-over-poisonous-polenta Tue, 24 Feb 2015 11:02:38 +0100 bern-issues-warning-over-poisonous-polenta A school-age youth admitted on the weekend to using a cigarette lighter to start a fire at a Zurich Coop supermarket that caused more than 100,000 francs’ damage, city police said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130225/youth-admits-to-setting-coop-store-afire Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:37:00 +0100 youth-admits-to-setting-coop-store-afire Swiss supermarket chains removed horsemeat from store shelves following the broadcast of a TV documentary showing stark cases of cruelty on horse farms in the US, Canada, Argentina and Mexico, where the meat is sourced. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130220/swiss-stores-pull-horsemeat-over-cruelty-claims Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:36:00 +0100 swiss-stores-pull-horsemeat-over-cruelty-claims Swiss giant Nestlé has become the latest food company hit by Europe's horsemeat scandal, announcing it is recalling two pasta meals from supermarket shelves in Italy and Spain due to contamination. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130219/horsegate-scandal-engulfs-swiss-food-giant-nestle Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:22:00 +0100 horsegate-scandal-engulfs-swiss-food-giant-nestle Swiss retailers pulled seven Hilcona brand products containing horsemeat from store shelves on Monday as the scandal over falsely labelled meat continued to grow. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130218/swiss-stores-yank-more-horsemeat-products Mon, 18 Feb 2013 22:24:00 +0100 swiss-stores-yank-more-horsemeat-products Swiss supermarket giant Coop said on Wednesday that it had found horsemeat in its own-brand frozen lasagne produced by Comigel, the French firm at the heart of a Europewide food scandal. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130213/horsemeat-confirmed-in-coop-frozen-lasagnes Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:00:00 +0100 horsemeat-confirmed-in-coop-frozen-lasagnes Coop, Switzerland’s second-largest supermarket chain, has withdrawn a brand of lasagne carrying its own name over horsemeat concerns. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130212/swiss-retailer-withdraws-lasagna-over-horsegate Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:15:00 +0100 swiss-retailer-withdraws-lasagna-over-horsegate