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Health

Swiss eggs declared fipronil-free

No trace of the insecticide fipronil has been found in Swiss eggs, according to the Swiss government, which carried out an analysis of domestic eggs in the wake of the scare that has swept through Europe.

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Contaminated eggs found in Switzerland and across EU

Insecticide-tainted eggs from European poultry farms have now been found in Hong Kong and Switzerland as well as 15 EU countries, the European Commission said on Friday.

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Insecticide egg scare widens to Switzerland

Swiss supermarkets have removed eggs from their shelves after millions of the product contaminated with a toxic pesticide were pulled from stores and destroyed in the Netherlands and Germany.

Animals

Gallery: giant tortoise at Zurich Zoo is mother at 80

A Galapagos giant tortoise at Zurich Zoo has become a mother again at the age of 80.