Switzerland
What the published preparedness guidance says, and how to interpret it.
What households are asked to do
Keep roughly a week of food and at least 9 litres of water per person, alongside a battery radio and personal necessities. The water quantity is a separate short reserve and should not be read as a week of all household water needs.
Federal Office for National Economic Supply ↗Prepare your household
FONES’ complete home-stock category list. The water and food quantities cover different periods.
Linked brochure dated 13 October 2025; no separate webpage update date established.
Editorially checked: 10 November 2026. A recent review does not make an older document a new warning.
How to use the guidance
- Keep about a week of food; integrate it into normal cooking and replace used items.
- Tailor reserves to personal habits; check medicines and shelf lives.
Food and drink
Other categories
The checklist covers the scope stated above. Quantities from different countries are not interchangeable: drinking-only, cooking, hygiene and carry-bag allowances differ. Tick marks are temporary and are not sent to us.
Equipment mentioned in official lists still needs appropriate use: outdoor-only combustion equipment stays outside; respiratory filters must match the hazard. Follow current local instructions and the full source documents.
Original sources & reuse
Original English summary and checklist. Full-text republication permission has not been established; read the complete original at the source link.
War, disruption & other explanations
The federal supply office describes bridging temporary supply bottlenecks, rather than sustaining a household through an indefinite crisis.
A preparedness checklist establishes what people are encouraged to do. It does not, by itself, establish the probability, cause or date of a future crisis. No additional independently sourced theory has been added to this profile.
Updates & source history
Baseline profile published 10 November 2026. Substantive changes will be dated and linked to their original source.
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