Food safety insurance for wedding feasts

Restaurants and caterers will probably respond to pending legislation on food safety by developing a healthy appetite for insurance, according to a Shanghai official.

The Food Safety Law is currently being amended.

Every diner at a restaurant that has purchased the insurance, who falls ill through eating food at that establishment, is eligible for a payout of up to hundreds of thousands of yuan, said Gu Zhenhua, vice-director of the Shanghai Food and Drug Administration.