Hot food banned from F锚te de la Musique in France
All hot food - from hot dogs to Merguez sandwiches to simple cr猫pes - has been banned from an Alsace F锚te de la Musique festival over safety concerns.
Enjoying F锚te de la Musique concerts and outdoors festivals with some street food is an annual and regular tradition in France, and this year鈥檚 celebrations are set to continue into this weekend (Thursday June 21 onwards).
Yet, authorities in the commune of Colmar, in the Haut-Rhin (Grand Est), have hot food kiosks to operate, citing safety concerns over the hot stoves and numbers of people expected.
The village鈥檚 usual bars and restaurants will be open, but no other hot food stalls will be permitted.
This is despite other villages and towns in the area allowing the practice - albeit with safety conditions - such as in the city of Strasbourg, where external hot stoves are permitted, as long as they follow certain rules and safety regulations.
Yves Hemedinger, first deputy Mayor in Colmar, : 鈥淏etween musical bands and the general public, we are expecting a lot of people in the streets. People could easily burn themselves or hit themselves [on a hot stove] if it gets too busy. This is a regular demand by our fire service department.
鈥淎fter all, it is F锚te de la Musique, not F锚te of the Sausage, or whatever.鈥�
