Parliament has rejected calls to bring in laws to restrict the amount of sugar in food.
Two cantons, Geneva and Fribourg, called on Bern to bring in regulations to limit and label how much sugar is in packaged and processed food.
Those backing the proposal say people in Switzerland consume four times the amount of the recommended allowance of six teaspoons a day.
But most say it’s better to allow manufacturers to cut sugar usage themselves and the EU is soon to rule on labelling anyway.
Parcel bomb explodes in Grange-Canal
A parcel bomb exploded in a letter box in Grange-Canal yesterday afternoon. Geneva police sealed off a large section of the area.
After autoroute rejection- what now?
A major debate is raging on what to do with the money that would have used to expand the autoroute network.
Passerelle simply too expensive
It seems it was the cost which sank the idea of the pedestrian bridge running next to the Pont du Mont Blanc.
Stolen cello recovered
A valuable cello stolen in Geneva a couple of months ago has been recovered, undamaged.
Kebab shop owner fined for bad meat
A kebab shop owner in canton Sankt Gallen has been fined after customers fell ill due to infected meat.
Move to make winter tyres compulsory
A national parliamentarian is preparing a motion that would make all car owners fit winter tyres.
