Dining In Dubai Now Requires You To Sign Food Poisoning Waivers

August 6, 2009 at 9:17 AM | by JetSetCD | 0 Comments

It's 8pm in Dubai and you've been holed up in your hotel room working straight through dinner, and now your stomach is rumbling for a yummy shawarma. Be prepared to sign your life away in return for some Dubai take-out, as our friend Neal Ungerleider informs, because restaurants in the glittering capital of high-rise construction cranes are requiring diners to sign releases in case of possible food poisoning.

This comes after the food poisoning deaths of a 5-year-old boy and his 7-year-old sister, children of an Air France flight attendant who lives in Dubai. And since litigation is no fun thing, restaurants in the city are arming themselves with warning stickers on food bags, advising customers to consume food within two hours of purchase. Even more direct and unsettling is being presented with a release form, as you are at the Kempinski Hotel Mall. The waiver goes a little something like this:

Please note that the Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates takes no responsibility whatsoever for any food or beverage bought from the hotel or any outlets of the hotel for personal consumption.

This is due to the fact that the Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates has no more control or any way of ascertaining the safety and hygienic condition of this food and beverage once outside the premises. Please sign the waiver below to indicate your acceptance of the terms stipulated. Otherwise the hotel is unable to permit any food or beverage to be purchased.

Put your John Hancock to one of these papers and dig in, but make sure you know your hotel's address as completion of a form requires more than just your name; you must include your address and contact information. Wonder if, when this blows over, they'll use your info to sell to spammers.

Related Stories:
· Dubai restaurants requiring waivers for take-out meals [TrueSlant]
· Food Outlets In Dubai Safeguard Themselves [GulfNews]
· Dubai Travel [Jaunted]

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