pesticide

Farming

Around 170,000 people exposed to 'contaminated' drinking water in Switzerland

While Swiss drinking water is generally of high quality, supply to around 2.7 percent of the population does not meet current environmental standards, a new study has found.

eggs

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.

China

China extends Syngenta offer after EU opens investigation

China's state-owned chemical corporation (ChemChina) said on Tuesday that it had extended its $43 billion offer for Swiss seed giant Syngenta until January 5th, after EU regulators announced they would probe the deal.

China

US approves Chinese mega deal with Swiss company

A US national security regulator has approved a state-owned China National Chemical Corp.'s planned $43-billion (38 billion-euro) takeover of Swiss pesticide and seed giant Syngenta, the two companies said on Monday.