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 Vegetarianism has yet to make major inroads with the Swiss population who in 2013 ate more meat than in the previous year, apparently brushing off concerns raised by horsemeat scandals, new figures show. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140328/swiss-residents-scoff-more-meat Fri, 28 Mar 2014 11:27:00 +0100 swiss-residents-scoff-more-meat Denner, the Swiss discount supermarket chain, is pulling the sale of horsemeat from its shelves again in the wake of concerns repeatedly raised by a Zurich-based animal rights group about the provenance of such meat. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140312/discount-chain-pulls-horsemeat-after-cruelty-charges Wed, 12 Mar 2014 23:48:00 +0100 discount-chain-pulls-horsemeat-after-cruelty-charges Two Swiss restaurants were caught serving steak tartar using horsemeat instead of beef, according to a documentary TV programme aired on Tuesday by RTS, the French-language Swiss broadcaster. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131029/jura-restaurants-used-horsemeat-for-steak-tartar Tue, 29 Oct 2013 22:05:00 +0100 jura-restaurants-used-horsemeat-for-steak-tartar Ikea’s restaurants in Switzerland sold 720 chocolate almond cakes containing coliform bacteria, contrary to previous declarations by the furniture and furnishings retailer. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130311/ikea-reverses-chocolate-cake-contained-bacteria Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:16:00 +0100 ikea-reverses-chocolate-cake-contained-bacteria Swiss food giant Nestlé says it has stopped using a Spanish supplier after tests determined there was horse DNA in products supposedly containing pure beef in the latest development in a Europe-wide food-labelling scandal. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130225/nestle-drops-supplier-as-more-horsemeat-found Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:28:00 +0100 nestle-drops-supplier-as-more-horsemeat-found