BERN, SWITZERLAND – The “social cost” of alcohol abuse in Switzerland in 2010 was CHF4.2 billion according to a study published 20 March by the Swiss Public Health Office. Switzerland has 6.7 million people over the age of 15: the cost to the economy comes to CHF632 per person over age 15, argues Bern. The […]
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WHO recommends sharp sugar cuts
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The World Health Organization is recommending that adults consume no more than about 25 grams of sugar (roughly 6 teaspoons) a day, limiting intake to 5 percent of total calories consumed, a figure that has not been seen in many parts of the industrialized world since the 1800s (source: Planetoscope) The new […]
Swiss eaux-de-vie production, worst-ever year
Weather, poor harvest lead to sharp drop BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss production of eaux-de-vie fell sharply in 2013, thanks to “capricious weather and a poor fruit harvest” that was due only in part to the cyclical nature of fruit, the federal Alcohol Office said Monday. Overall, 11,583 hectolitres of pure alcohol (100%) were distilled, well […]
Binge, volume drinkers in more brawls
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – Young Swiss men’s favourite drink is beer, and binge and “volume” drinkers are more likely to have traffic accidents and to get into brawls, a new survey shows. A survey of 5,400 men with an average age of 20 in Switzerland, carried out by the Institute of Social […]
Tips on leaning on the sommelier, from the world’s best one
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – Paolo Basso was named the World’s Best Sommelier 2013 in Tokyo 29 March, in front of an excited crowd of 4,000. “We’ve never had so much attention – the media coverage there was huge!” the sommelier from canton Ticino says. He was in Féchy Friday 31 May for […]