Parliament has rejected calls to bring in laws to restrict the amount of sugar in food.
Two cantons, Geneva and Fribourg, called on Bern to bring in regulations to limit and label how much sugar is in packaged and processed food.
Those backing the proposal say people in Switzerland consume four times the amount of the recommended allowance of six teaspoons a day.
But most say it’s better to allow manufacturers to cut sugar usage themselves and the EU is soon to rule on labelling anyway.
Geneva could foot the G7 bill
Geneva fears it will be left with the security bill from a G7 summit just across the border in Évian, according to 24 heures.
US NGO discovers Swiss child abuse cases
Switzerland relies too heavily on an American NGO to detect child sexual abuse online, raising questions about the country's ability to protect children on its own.
French singer banned by Paleo
The Paléo Festival in Nyon says it will no longer invite French singer Patrick Bruel, after a former volunteer accused him of inappropriate behaviour.
Cars going uninspected
The cantons are struggling to keep up with mandatory vehicle inspections, leaving more than 550,000 checks overdue nationwide.
War may lead to rent rises
Rents may rise again, says the bank Raiffeisen.
Not a heatwave, yet
Summer has arrived, with temperatures climbing past 30 over the long weekend. Basel reached 31 and Sion hit 32.4, but MeteoSwiss, says this does not yet count as an official heatwave.
