Consumer Protection Foundation publishes "fake" Swiss products
Where the Swiss cross is on the label, it does not always contain Swiss ingredients. The Swiss Consumer Protection Foundation (SKS) lists foods that advertise with the Swiss cross but contain raw materials from all over the world. This does not sit well with the Federal Council.
Where the Swiss cross is on the label, it does not always contain Swiss ingredients. The Swiss Consumer Protection Foundation (SKS) lists foods that advertise with the Swiss cross but contain raw materials from all over the world. This does not suit the Federal Council. In the fall, it wants to create a regulation with a "Swissness" bill that determines the circumstances under which a food may advertise with the Swiss cross. This would require 80 percent of a food product to come from Switzerland.
Consumer protection expressly welcomes this plan, it wrote in a statement on Thursday, according to SDA. As products with the Swiss cross on the packaging often cost more, it is also justified if they are guaranteed to contain Swiss raw materials. However, the SKS goes on to say that this is not a matter of course. The examples that the SKS has posted on its website are intended to generate counter-pressure. The list shows that the Swissness proposal is urgently needed.
The SKS bases its information on the list on its own research and media reports. Information was provided by the major distributor Migros. Coop has not yet answered the SKS's questions. The food industry in particular is opposed to excessively strict rules.
Consumer protection expressly welcomes this plan, it wrote in a statement on Thursday, according to SDA. As products with the Swiss cross on the packaging often cost more, it is also justified if they are guaranteed to contain Swiss raw materials. However, the SKS goes on to say that this is not a matter of course. The examples that the SKS has posted on its website are intended to generate counter-pressure. The list shows that the Swissness proposal is urgently needed.
The SKS bases its information on the list on its own research and media reports. Information was provided by the major distributor Migros. Coop has not yet answered the SKS's questions. The food industry in particular is opposed to excessively strict rules.
