{"id":15593,"date":"2025-06-13T11:30:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T09:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueark.ch\/?post_type=nomination&#038;p=15541"},"modified":"2025-06-13T16:08:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T14:08:05","slug":"pfas-contaminated-meat-still-sold-in-eastern-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueark.ch\/de\/pfas-contaminated-meat-still-sold-in-eastern-switzerland\/","title":{"rendered":"PFAS-contaminated meat still sold in eastern Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/06\/5eec04b059e567da9627eee132cbef66220ddac8-89456547.jpg?ver=8cdeb41c\" alt=\"PFAS-contaminated St. Gallen businesses continue to sell meat\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PFAS-contaminated meat is still sold by St Gallen businesses. Keystone-SDA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Generated with artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meat containing excessive levels of toxic PFAS &#8222;forever chemicals&#8220; from farms in canton St Gallen is still being sold. Cantonal autorities say sales bans are not necessary because current measures are adequate.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As reported by the <em>NZZ am Sonntag<\/em> newspaper on June 1, meat from farms on the Eggersrieter H\u00f6he is still being sold. Last summer, canton St Gallen reported that elevated or excessive levels of PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl, chemicals had been measured in the meat of cows and cattle as well as in the soil or spring water from this area. PFAS are chemicals that are difficult to break down and have been used industrially for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/10\/c08591e41f64d3e0092970a775ed52ce-2g08jfh--1--data.jpg?ver=d37fb1c4\" alt=\"Walkers in the rain.\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018We must break the taboo that \u2018forever chemicals\u2019 are indispensable\u2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This content was published on Oct 13, 2023 Synthetic PFAS chemicals are in everything from non-stick pans to clothing. But regulating these persistent substances is complex. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/business\/we-must-break-the-taboo-that-forever-chemicals-are-indispensable\/48879908\">Read more: \u2018We must break the taboo that \u2018forever chemicals\u2019 are indispensable\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No sales bans have yet been issued, according to the state chancellery of canton St Gallen, which confirmed the details of the <em>NZZ <\/em>report to the Keystone-SDA news agency. It added: \u201cCanton St Gallen has adapted its practice so that affected businesses must take and communicate containment measures.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samples from a single animal cannot be used to draw conclusions about the entire herd of a farm. \u201cAs long as farms actively cooperate in the reduction, they can continue to sell the meat of their other animals,\u201d the state chancellery said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/04\/a06395170f7c7f33656c4e65ce2b13ca3855c62b-89124496.jpg?ver=e64ea09b\" alt=\"Trout and pike in lakes in western Switzerland with excessive PFAS levels\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Swiss trout and pike found with excessive PFAS levels<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This content was published on Apr 7, 2025 Trout and pike in the lakes of western Switzerland contain excessive levels of the chemical group PFAS. This could jeopardise their saleability. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/alpine-environment\/trout-and-pike-in-lakes-in-western-switzerland-with-excessive-pfas-levels\/89124667\">Read more: Swiss trout and pike found with excessive PFAS levels<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-concerns-about-damage-to-health\">Concerns about damage to health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Asked to confirm whether the Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO) had criticised the canton\u2019s actions, as described in the <em>NZZ <\/em>report, the state chancellery did not elaborate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it pointed out that the federal government had not yet issued any directives regarding PFAS. The canton added that the values measured in the samples to date did not represent an \u201cacute health risk according to current knowledge\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>NZZ <\/em>reported that an researcher from the federal technology institute ETH Zurich had warned of damage to the liver, kidneys and thyroid due to PFAS in food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/05\/199436030_highres.jpg?ver=5ba44065\" alt=\"Outdoor apparel companies have long relied on PFAS, so-called forever chemicals, to make products water-resistant.\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PFAS regulation: \u2018forever chemical\u2019 banned under global treaty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This content was published on May 8, 2025 International negotiations in Geneva have led to a major breakthrough: the addition of a new \u201cforever chemical\u201d to the Stockholm Convention\u2019s blacklist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/international-geneva\/geneva-breakthrough-forever-chemical-banned-under-global-treaty\/89279639\">Read more: PFAS regulation: \u2018forever chemical\u2019 banned under global treaty<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cantonal ministers in St Gallen are also concerned about possible damage to health. Two motions on the subject were submitted on June 2 by a parliamentary group. A further motion from another parliamentary group enquired about measures to ensure PFAS-contaminated companies are not penalised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the urgency of the motions was rejected in the St Gallen cantonal parliament on Tuesday, there were no immediate answers to the government\u2019s questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>National politicians are also likely to deal with the topic of PFAS on June 4. The Senate is expected to discuss a motion by Benedikt W\u00fcrth, a member from St Gallen, which calls for products that are too heavily contaminated with PFAS to be mixed with clean products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Translated from German by DeepL\/sb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We select the most relevant news for an international audience and use automatic translation tools to translate them into English. 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href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/climate-adaptation\/swiss-re-experts-warn-of-growing-risks-from-heatwaves\/89505943?utm_source=multiple&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=news_en&amp;utm_content=o&amp;utm_term=wpblock_news\">Read more: Swiss Re experts warn of growing risks from heatwaves<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"pf-source-statement\">Source: <a pf-nom-item-id=\"15541\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/food-safety\/pfas-contaminated-meat-still-sold-in-eastern-switzerland\/89459246\" target=\"_blank\">PFAS-contaminated meat still sold in eastern Switzerland<\/a> via www.swissinfo.ch<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Generated with artificial intelligence. Meat containing excessive levels of toxic PFAS &#8222;forever chemicals&#8220; from farms in canton St Gallen is still being sold. Cantonal autorities say sales bans are not necessary because current measures are adequate. As reported by the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper on June 1, meat from farms on the Eggersrieter H\u00f6he is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15542,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"item_id":"53b187dd69d489c8965dc941f9cc5683","pf_source_link":"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/food-safety\/pfas-contaminated-meat-still-sold-in-eastern-switzerland\/89459246","item_date":"2025-06-04 11:27:39","item_author":"swissinfo.ch","item_link":"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/food-safety\/pfas-contaminated-meat-still-sold-in-eastern-switzerland\/89459246","item_feat_img":"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/06\/5eec04b059e567da9627eee132cbef66220ddac8-89456547.jpg?ver=8cdeb41c","item_wp_date":"2025-06-04 11:27:39","item_tags":"Article,Latest News,pollution,food safety,Update me,beat-Food safety,beat-Agribusiness,beat-Food supply chains","source_publication_name":"www.swissinfo.ch","source_publication_url":"","nomination_count":"1","sortable_item_date":"1749805408","item_description":"","pf_word_count":"","pf_forward_to_origin":"forward","footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[137,208,212,213,210,206,182,211,143],"class_list":["post-15593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ressourcen","tag-article-de","tag-beat-agribusiness","tag-beat-food-safety","tag-beat-food-supply-chains","tag-food-safety","tag-latest-news","tag-pollution","tag-update-me","tag-via-bookmarklet-de"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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