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Tampons and sanitary pads in Switzerland declared safe

This content was published on Mar 2, 2017 On Thursday, the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office announced the results of a risk assessment of feminine hygiene products. None of the samples tested contained chemicals such as formaldehyde, phthalates or pesticides. However, traces of dioxins, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and detergent chemicals (in one sample) were found but in amounts similar to what is…

South Korea imposes temporary sales ban on Novartis

This content was published on Mar 2, 2017 South Korea has fined Novartis and imposed a three-month ban on the sales of certain drugs as punishment for offering kickbacks to doctors.

South Korea fines Novartis over kickbacks

This content was published on Mar 2, 2017 South Korea’s health ministry has fined Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis 55.1 billion South Korean won (CHF48 million) for offering doctors kickbacks.

Wanted: Pharma super cops

This content was published on Mar 2, 2017 Have experience in tackling cybercrime, extremism, extortion, blackmail and bribery? If yes, the Swiss pharma industry might want to hear from you.

Nestlé and Danone team up to produce green plastic

This content was published on Mar 2, 2017 More used to battling it out over mineral water and baby milk, Nestlé and Danone have joined forces to create a greener plastic bottle.

Illegal gambling sites to be blocked in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 1, 2017 The House of Representatives also decided on Wednesday that only casinos resident in Switzerland may receive an online licence. “Blocking websites works – experience abroad demonstrates that,” said Thierry Burkart from the centre-right Radical Party. The Senate had already approved the block. Only the rightwing Swiss People’s Party and the leftwing Greens showed signs of resistance.…

Parliament backs extension of GMO moratorium

This content was published on Mar 1, 2017 The Swiss parliament has approved extending the moratorium on GM organisms in agriculture from 2017 to 2021.

Online shopping trend intensifies – especially cross-border

This content was published on Mar 1, 2017 About 15% of all non-food products are ordered online, while food product orders only accounted for about 2% according to a survey by the Association of Mail-order companies, Swiss Post and the GfK Switzerland market research. Online shopping from providers abroad even surged by 18% to CHF1.3 billion according to data published on Wednesday. The…

Armenia’s difficult search for (more) democracy

This content was published on Feb 28, 2017 When I was child, people across Europe used to send questions to ‘Radio Yerevan’. These questions, formulated as a joke, always got an answer, starting with “In principle yes…“ or “In principle no…” followed by explanations saying the contrary. During Communist times, these jokes were a way of challenging the official ‘truth’ and to circumvent…

Half of Swiss manufacturers plan to move abroad

This content was published on Feb 28, 2017 The franc has increased in value against the euro and dollar ever since the Swiss National Bank (SNB) ended its policy of printing huge amounts of local currency in January 2015. As a result, 57% of firms in the electrical engineering, fine tools and machine building industries have seen margins erode to unsatisfactorily low levels…

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