Cluster: Health Economy

New Swiss food regulations for 2026: GMOs, contaminants, pesticides and mushrooms

This content was published on Dec 26, 2025 From January 2026, new food regulations will apply in Switzerland that will have an impact on consumers, farmers, exporters and importers of food products.

Patient safety

Emergency hospitalisations rise sharply in winter

This content was published on Dec 22, 2025 The risk of falling is particularly high in winter. During this period, around 22,000 emergency hospital admissions are due to injuries caused by falls and accidents. This is 9% more than during the rest of the year, the SFSO announced on Monday.

Food supply chains

A year of contrasts for Swiss agriculture

This content was published on Dec 22, 2025 It was a year of contrasts for Swiss agriculture. Good harvests replenished stocks, but low producer prices, pressure from imports and the appearance of new pests reduced yields on many farms.

Ethylene: Clariant rejects MOL and Braskem accusations

Drug pricing

Clariant rejects complaints over EU ethylene antitrust case

This content was published on Dec 22, 2025 Chemicals manufacturer Clariant has rejected two complaints for breaches of competition law on the ethylene purchasing market.

New treatments

Desperate to save their children, parents become unexpected drug developers

This content was published on Dec 18, 2025 As the pharma industry turns away, parents of children with ultra-rare diseases step in to advance drug development.

Food safety

Shark meat sold in Switzerland is contaminated with methylmercury

This content was published on Dec 17, 2025 Did you know you can find shark meat on the shelves of some Swiss grocery stories? They are rarely labeled as sharks, making it difficult for customers to know what fish they're buying and eating.

Food safety

Why is endangered shark ending up on Swiss plates?

This content was published on Dec 16, 2025 New regulations have restricted the import of shark meat but it still finds its way on to Swiss plates due to mislabelling and the clandestine trade.