Federal popular initiative "For healthy, environmentally friendly and fairly produced food (Fair Food Initiative)"

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The federal popular initiative “For healthy, environmentally friendly and fairly produced food (Fair Food Initiative)” was a popular initiative initiated by the Swiss Green Party , which sought to insert Article 104a (food) into the federal constitution of the Swiss Confederation . The initiative did not reach a majority in the vote on September 23, 2018.

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With the addition to Article 104 (Agriculture), the federal government should be obliged to «strengthen the range of foods that are of good quality, safe and that are environmentally friendly and resource-saving, animal-friendly and produced under fair working conditions».

For this he should among other things

  • Define requirements for production and processing,
  • Ensure that imported agricultural products that are used as food meet these requirements, thereby favoring products from fair trade and agricultural farms,
  • ensure that the negative effects of the transport and storage of food and feed on the environment and climate are reduced,
  • Make target agreements with the food industry,
  • promote the processing and marketing of regionally and seasonally produced food and
  • Take measures to curb food waste.

The fair food initiative was supported by organizations from agriculture, consumer protection , development cooperation and animal welfare . It was the third popular initiative submitted on nutrition in a period of two years.

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After a preliminary check, signatures were collected from May 27, 2014 and the initiative was submitted on November 26, 2015, whereupon it was established on December 8, 2015.

Some demands from the fair food initiative were included in the counter-proposal to the withdrawn initiative of the farmers' association on food security, which was accepted by the people , which is why the latter now regarded the fair food initiative as unnecessary.

In October 2016, the Federal Council recommended rejecting the initiative without a counter-proposal. Your request was welcomed in principle. However, it is incompatible with international obligations and requires a complex control system that cannot be implemented in practice. The argument followed in May 2017 by the recommendation of the National Council Commission on Economy and Taxes (WAK-N). Following this, the National Council decided at the end of September 2017 to recommend the people and cantons initiative for rejection. The Council of States also agreed in February 2018. On March 16, 2018, parliament concluded its deliberations on the popular initiative with the final votes.

The Federal Council set September 23, 2018 as the date on which the initiative will come to a vote before the people and the cantons.

Positions of the political parties

The SP , the Greens , the EPP and the PdA had decided on the yes slogan . The initiative was rejected by the FDP , CVP , SVP and BDP . Grünliberale and CSP Obwalden decided to approve the vote.

Opinion polls

Institute Client date Yes Rather yes Tie
No answer 		Rather no No
LeeWas GmbH Tamedia September 7, 2018 37 6th 1 5 51
GfS Bern SRG SSR 2nd September 2018 30th 23 2 17th 28
LeeWas GmbH Tamedia August 24, 2018 40 15th 3 9 33
LeeWas GmbH Tamedia 7th August 2018 41 23 3 13 20th
GfS Bern SRG SSR 5th August 2018 44 34 2 13 7th

Comments: Figures in percent. The date indicates the middle point in time of the survey, not the point in time when the survey was published.

Voting result

Voting results by cantons

The popular initiative failed to achieve a majority with 38.8 percent of the votes cast.

  • Yes (4 0 / 2 stands)
  • No (16 6 / 2 Scores)
    • Fair Food Initiative - preliminary official final results
    Canton Yes (%) No (%) Participation (%)
    Kanton AargauKanton Aargau Aargau 28.8 71.2 35.6
    Canton of Appenzell AusserrhodenCanton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden 32.6 67.4 39.8
    Canton of Appenzell InnerrhodenCanton of Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Innerrhoden 23.3 76.7 31.3
    Canton of Basel-CountryCanton of Basel-Country Basel-Country 33.5 66.5 35.6
    Canton of Basel-StadtCanton of Basel-Stadt Basel city 42.8 57.2 42.9
    Canton BernCanton Bern Bern 36.9 63.1 34.7
    Canton of FriborgCanton of Friborg Freiburg 48.7 51.3 33.8
    Canton of GenevaCanton of Geneva Geneva 63.9 36.1 39.7
    Canton of GlarusCanton of Glarus Glarus 32.9 67.1 28.6
    canton of Grisonscanton of Grisons Grisons 29.6 70.4 37.6
    Canton of JuraCanton of Jura law 58.9 41.1 30.6
    Canton lucerneCanton lucerne Lucerne 28.9 71.1 38.2
    Canton of NeuchâtelCanton of Neuchâtel Neuchâtel 57.1 42.9 33.7
    Canton of NidwaldenCanton of Nidwalden Nidwalden 22.5 77.5 40.2
    Canton of ObwaldenCanton of Obwalden Obwalden 20.4 79.6 42.0
    Canton of SchaffhausenCanton of Schaffhausen Schaffhausen 34.4 65.6 59.6
    Canton of SchwyzCanton of Schwyz Schwyz 22.6 77.4 38.8
    Canton of SolothurnCanton of Solothurn Solothurn 31.2 68.8 35.3
    Canton of St. GallenCanton of St. Gallen St. Gallen 29.8 70.2 37.3
    Canton of TicinoCanton of Ticino Ticino 42.7 57.3 40.7
    Canton of ThurgauCanton of Thurgau Thurgau 28.9 71.1 35.9
    Canton of UriCanton of Uri Uri 25.8 74.2 27.7
    Canton of VaudCanton of Vaud Vaud 63.8 36.2 38.1
    Canton of ValaisCanton of Valais Valais 38.5 61.5 35.8
    Canton of ZugCanton of Zug train 27.4 72.6 44.7
    Canton ZurichCanton Zurich Zurich 35.3 64.7 39.8
    Federal coat of arms ÜÜÜSwiss Confederation 38.7 61.3 37.0

    Follow-up survey of the voters

    A survey after the vote (VOTO study) showed that a clear majority of those who voted supported the core concerns of the proposal. The initiative was rejected because of concerns about rising food prices and doubts about its practicability.

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Swiss Federal Chancellery: Eidgenössische Volksinitiative 'For healthy, environmentally friendly and fairly produced food (Fair Food Initiative)'
    2. ↑ Federal Council rejects the fair food initiative. Tages-Anzeiger , October 26, 2016.
    3. ↑ No to the fair food initiative. Swiss Parliament website.
    4. ↑ Shop 16.073 For healthy, environmentally friendly and fairly produced food (fair food initiative). Popular initiative. In: parlament.ch. Retrieved October 1, 2017 .
    5. ^ Bundeskanzlei BK: Voting documents for September 23, 2018. Accessed on May 13, 2018 .
    6. ↑ Yes to the fair food initiative! on fair-food.ch , March 16, 2018.
    7. ↑ Federal Chancellery: Federal resolution on the popular initiative “For healthy, environmentally friendly and fairly produced food (Fair Food Initiative)” , March 16, 2018.
    8. ↑ SwissInfo: Swiss voters do not appreciate the fair food initiative
    9. ↑ Popular initiative of November 26th, 2015 "For healthy, environmentally friendly and fairly produced food (Fair Food Initiative)". Swiss Federal Chancellery, accessed on September 30, 2018 .
    10. ↑ Publications and data - Voto. Retrieved November 18, 2018 (German).